Editing Iran–Iraq War (section)

====Operation Tariq al-Quds====
On 29 November 1981, Iran began [[Operation Tariq al-Quds]] with three army brigades and seven Revolutionary Guard brigades. The Iraqis failed to properly patrol their occupied areas, and the Iranians constructed a {{convert|14|km|m mi|abbr=on}} road through the unguarded sand dunes, launching their attack from the Iraqi rear.<ref name=wilson07 /> The town of [[Bostan, Iran|Bostan]] was retaken from Iraqi divisions by 7 December.<ref name=efraimkarsh />{{rp|10}} By this time the Iraqi Army was experiencing serious morale problems, compounded by the fact that Operation Tariq al-Quds marked the first use of Iranian "human wave" tactics, where the Revolutionary Guard [[light infantry]] repeatedly charged at Iraqi positions, oftentimes without the support of armour or air power. The fall of Bostan exacerbated the Iraqis' logistical problems, forcing them to use a roundabout route from Ahvaz to the south to resupply their troops. 6,000 Iranians and over 2,000 Iraqis were killed in the operation.<ref name=efraimkarsh />