Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – January 10, 1987

I woke up at five o'clock. I prayed the night prayer. I prayed and begged for the victory of the warriors and read some of Surah Anfal. It created a good mood. At half past six, I asked Mr. Sanjaghi for the latest news on the battlefield. He said that at three o'clock in the morning, they said that the two armies of Najaf and Imam Hossein (AS) surrounded an enemy mechanized brigade, and the armies of Nasr and Ali bin Abi Talib (AS) crossed the Shalamcheh road and entered the battlefield. I told him to bring the latest news.

At seven o'clock in the morning, the latest news says, we did not make much progress last night. There was a lot of hope for progress. It turned out that the enemy was able to regain his balance and resist in new lines. All in all, from the points that they said until last night, we have moved forward in some cases, and in some cases we have remained behind and in some cases remained the same. It is likely that the conflicts will be intense today. The weather is cloudy and the enemy's air force is weak.

At half past eight, they announced that an enemy plane had been shot down and its pilot had been captured. The request for more help was aired and aired. We negotiated with Col. Jamali, the deputy commander of the army's ground forces, for the time of day of the operation. He asked for three days. It was agreed and communicated with a deadline of two days. Some believe that they want to delay or be exempted from the attack - if the current operation is unsuccessful - and if the current operation continues or wins completely, the front in front of them will be deserted.

Until 1:30 in the afternoon, the enemy's attacks continued fiercely and sometimes they penetrated our ranks and then were repulsed. In the west of the fish channel, the pressure is higher.

In the afternoon, Mr. Rezaei informed that we had an attack and that there was good progress. At the beginning of the night, they informed that all the enemy's camps have been repulsed today and we are preparing ourselves to attack the enemy.

Mr. Rafiq Dost came from Moghadam camp and gave a report. There was no new content. They demanded to change the location of the Haq missile site, but we did not find it expedient to reach and negotiate with Colonel [Mansour] Sattari [Deputy Plan and Program of the Air Force].

At the end of the night, they announced that they had attacked in three axes, and at two in the morning, they informed that all three axes were successful. Mr. Mohammadi Iraqi came and reported that the number of martyrs in Karbala Panj is very small. Dr. Kay Nejad came. He told the weather for the next three days. Today, Iraq launched missiles at Borujerd, Ramhormuz and Nahavand and bombed Isfahan. His usual behavior that after every failure, he acts with evil in the cities and civilian centers.