Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – January 12, 1987

First, I got information from Mr. Mohsen Rezaei about last night's operation. It turned out that they have reached the island of Bovarin in the southern axis and are busy cleaning the island and at some point they will attack the enemy's camp. In the western axis of Shalamcheh, they have not progressed and only the destruction of the enemy has been done; It seems that the enemy had a large invasion plan with the presence of Saddam himself in this axis, which failed. In the north of the front, they have progressed by capturing a bridge over the fish channel. I told Mr. Kharazi to continue the propaganda with enthusiasm. Due to the problems of the cameramen at the front and the strictness of the protection, we were glad that we helped.

Mr. Rouhani informed that Mr. Sediq, the commander of the air force, was told to be admitted to the hospital on the face of it, so that the task of [Colonel Abedi], the pilot of the chief of staff of the force, who went to London with the permission of Sediq and took his family, and probably will not return due to the fear of prosecution, was clarified.

In the evening, Mr. Rouhani and Mr. Torabi went to the west to examine the army's operation plan. Even today, Iraq has launched a large-scale attack on cities with bombings and rocket launches. He has used his most important tactic. The number of martyrs till today is 1500 people.

In the first night, Mr. Saidi, the security guard of the IRGC, came. He gave a report on the case of [Humayoun] Ansari [Shirazi] - an arms dealer who was recently arrested on charges of taking a large sum of money from the Austrians in the 155 cannon deal and bribing officials.

At night, we went to the place of Khatam's former camp on Ahvaz Khorramshahr road. Mr. Rahim Safavi, Rashid and Rafiq Dost came from the operational area. They gave explanations about the operation plan and the current situation. The enemy resists hard and our advance is slow.

Forces need fresh units. They insisted that the army's operation should not be delayed, that the enemy would be forced to divide his forces and would be able to bring a large force to the Basra area.

At the end of the fish channel, the enemy has maintained a position among our forces and prevents the joining of two important parts of our ranks in the pentagon and the channel. I returned to golf. Today, I gave an order to the IRGC commander regarding the continuity of operations and full use of facilities and forces.