The World - News from Feb. 19, 1986
Iranian and Iraqi troops were locked in fierce battles near the southern Iraqi city of Basra, with both combatants reporting successes on the 10th day of Iran’s major offensive into Iraq. Iraqi commanders, however, admitted in an army newspaper that their attempts to recapture lost territory are being measured only in inches. A senior Israeli official said in Jerusalem that Iran’s latest offensive could prove decisive if it cuts off Baghdad from supply routes.
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