![]() ![]() ![]() In the south, they control only portions of flat desert, now a sodden quagmire with winter rains, straddling the Khersan River as well as part of the east bank along the strategic Shatt al Arab waterway.Īlthough the Iraqis claim to occupy Khorramshahr fully, except for a few pockets of resistance, heavy fighting still continues around the city of Abadan.įurthermore, Iraqi troops have yet to reach Dezful or Ahvaz. Despite the reportedly thwarted Iranian counteroffensive earlier this month, there have been few dramatic changes in front-line positions since the early days of the conflict.īoth sides appear to be well entrenched, with Iraqis still holding considerable portions of Iranian territory, sometimes penetrating as deeply as 45 miles inside the northern and central sectors. The nearly four-month-old war between Iraq and Iran is showing little sign of coming to an end. ![]()
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