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Operation Aftab
Part of Iran–Iraq War
Date 8th April, 1988 Location Shush, Iran Result Inconclusive; Both sides claim victory
Belligerents
Iran	MEK

Operation Aftab or Operation Feke was the first of three combat operations conducted by the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran during the Iran–Iraq War. It was carried out with the support of the Iraqi Ground Forces against Iranian forces on 8 April 1988.

This operation was planned for April 1, 1988 around the city of Susa in the Shush county, but the clash of two of the organization's reconnaissance forces and their eventual capture by Iranian forces led to doubts about the possible leak of the operation and caused its one-week postponement. Finally, the operation began on April 8.  During this offensive, according to the sources of the People's Mojahedin Organization, more than 417 people from the 77th Khorasan Division and gendarmerie were captured and transferred to the rear of the front, along with 3500 people from the Iranian military being killed and the capture of large amounts of war equipment. Mujahideen reported 123 casualties and left the region after the offensive and returned to Iraq.  Iranian sources, however, reject this claim and announced that Mujahideen did not succeed in this operation. [[Category:Conflicts involving the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran]] [[Category:Military operations of the Iran–Iraq War]] [[Category:Iran–Iraq War]]