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The battle that Malik was fighting, is famous in history as the “Battle of Layla-tul-Harir.” It was the climax of the grim contest in the plain of Siffin on the bank of the Euphrates. The western urban-rural interface, with the few main access routes into the city, was an operational environment in itself. By early 1987, Iran and Iraq both had about 200,000 troops deployed along the southern front near Basra, Iraq’s second largest city. According to the intelligence gathered by General Shepherd, Vladimir Makarov graduated from the Frunze Military Academy as a captain in the Russian Army, first serving as a paratrooper in the 98th Guards Airborne Division of the VDV. #1 in Premium Domains. 8/12/2020, 4:00:29 PM. The battle resulted in the British capture of Basra. The fighting took place in large cities to small villages, and terrorist activity was rife. Hundreds of Iraqi soldiers were bombed, shot, or roasted along the road during the 10-ho ....

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