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On 15 October, the Iraqis forced their way to within 1.6 kilometres (1 mi) of Abadan and captured the city's radio-television station. In a separate engagement farther north, near the Iraqi blocking position near Dar Khuyeh, an Iraqi armor force ambushed a large
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and reached the Abadan city limits on 22 September, but had been forced back by stiff resistance from
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province. Iranian resistance proved too strong, however, so Iraqi commanders called for reinforcements. A second, weakened armored division with a strength of approximately 4,500 men and 200 tanks was sent to cut off Abadan and surround the city from the northeast, bypassing
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Iranians had managed to launch their first successful counteroffensive against Iraq. Eventually, it would result in the driving out of Iraqi troops from Iran and the
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fighters. Iraq unleashed an offensive against the city, using 60,000 troops and hundreds of tanks, outnumbering the
Iranians 4–1. Despite that, the Iranians defeated the Iraqi assaults. The Iranians used their
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