Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – March 16, 1988

At first we contacted the front. Mr. Rezaei is satisfied with the progress of the work. They have reached Halabja and Dujila. The people of the cities have welcomed our forces, but they are worried about Iraq's reaction and many want to come to Iran. The encirclement ring against Iraqi military gatherings has become tighter and the resistance is weak. We are going to Sayyid Sadeq. In order to seize the second bridge on the way, they were supposed to blow up the first bridge and form a line there, but the ease of progress has changed the situation and the engineering problem remains due to the lack of engineering tools.

In the Gujar region, the enemy has used a lot of chemical weapons and made the annexation difficult. About six hundred Kurdish counter-revolutionaries have surrendered in the city of Nowsud and we have captured the city. Since the beginning of the war, this city was out of our control. The commanders of Hamza camp and Saqqez Corps came to explain the problems and needs.

We left for Tehran at 7:30 in the morning. We passed Bukan and went to Mahabad. We visited Mahabad Dam. We traveled far to see West Azerbaijan. We drove to Urmia. The road is not bad. Abad region is spectacular and beautiful. Parts of the road are on the shore of Lake Urmia. There are fruit trees for a long distance around Urmia, and buildings have been built in the gardens where people can go in different situations. This garden of cities in the war is relaxing for people's lives.

The moment we arrived in Urmia, the situation turned red and we were bombarded behind us. The column of smoke was high into the sky. We did not see enemy planes. Later, Mr. Sanjaghi said that they hit the camp of Hamza Seyyed al-Shaheda (a.s.). There was no martyr, Mr. Sanjaghi himself was there at that moment. They visited there with the camp commanders who were with us. When we reached Ghoshchi, the situation was red. Most people are out of town. Both because of closure and to save from danger.

We went to Selmas. Before we arrived in Selmas, the city had been bombed and they were rescuing the injured and the anti-aircraft guns were firing and the city's electricity was off. The city was quiet and closed. Dr. Rouhani, the head of defense, who was in my car, is ashamed. It is not his fault, the possibilities are few.

We had lunch outside the city of Shebster next to the water well in a field. We used to listen to the advertisements of Wal-Fajr 10 operation on the car radio; It is proud. We passed through the cities of Tusuj, Shabestar, Khameneh, Sufian and Tabriz. The scenery around the road is interesting. The roads are also good. Near Zanjan, we prayed the Maghrib prayer in a coffee house and ate bread and kebabs in the car. In Zanjan and Qazvin, the situation was red and the defense was active.

Today Iraq's wickedness is high and it was expected that this would be his only possible reaction to the announcement of Wal-Fajr 10 operation. I called the front from Zanjan. The situation is good. We reached home at half past eleven.

Chastity was still awake and others were sleeping. After greetings, we came and slept down. We didn't sleep upstairs to be careful of being hit by rockets. The area of ​​Jamaran, Beit Imam, and my house can be an important target of the enemy.