Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – February 21, 1984

Early in the morning, after the prayer, we sat down to discuss the operations. Mr. Taheri [Imam Juma of Isfahan] also came. Since the operation of deception and support was planned for independence in the coming night in Chebilat and Chezabeh, Mr. Taheri went there to encourage the fighters.

To observe the readiness of the forces, we visited Hor Beach. They have worked hard. About five hundred boats, roads, helicopters, barges, etc. have been prepared to cross the water and a wide channel has been dug to launch the boats. There, they used to mount the engines on the boats. We observed the movement of "floaters". They were cheerful and hopeful.

From there, we went to Khatam al-Anbia camp. It was recently built here for the Khyber operation. It is detailed. They have put up a strong defense; But it is refreshing, incomplete and cold; We stayed until the evening, then we went to Khorramshahr. This is the first time that I go to Khorramshahr after the occupation. We visited a part of the city by car. We went on the dilapidated Abadan-Khorramshahr bridge and saw the sad view of Khorramshahr city.

After sunset, we reached Karbala camp. The congregational prayer was read. I spoke to the audience - the commanders - and again raised the issue of the decisive operation that can end the war. As I expected, the title of the end of the war was not accepted. It turns out that the important issue for many fighters is the continuation of the war, and everything shows the same, and maybe for this reason, Imams do not agree with the plan to end the war, and even if they agree in their hearts, they do not say it. We had dinner and a consultation meeting was held for all axes. The commanders of Karbala 1, Karbala 2 and Karbala 3 reported their work and told their maneuvers. There was no understanding between Imam Hussain's (AS) army division and Hamza's (AS) 21st army division; It was established that by separating the territory, they should act separately and break the ranks of the Corps.

At the end of the night, they informed that about eight [planes] of Iraqi missiles had passed over the region towards the cities. We investigated, but there was no news of its landing. Tomorrow we found out that four of them were eaten by cinnamon and the rest fell in the desert.