Volume I Chapter X of Babylon Eagle Abadan (a) Abadan port is located downstream of the mouth of the Shatt al-Arab, the Middle East's largest oil refining and export to Hong Kong, which is located in its relations with Iran Iraq has disputed territory along the coast of Khuzestan region, output and input in this region the most important military base for supplies.
adjacent port of Abadan Abadan Island, Iran is also under the control of its strategic Location is more important. The island is located in the middle of Shatt al-Arab, the only commercial port of Basra in Iraq, the important naval port of Umm Qasr and the oil refining and petroleum-intensive output, and many other important facilities in the Faw oil industry in Abadan Island artillery region under a direct threat to the Navy.
places like the eyes of the Iraqi army is of course the nail, the thorn in the flesh, eager to pull eradicated. But the powerhouse of Abadan in Iran's defense and complex terrain, in the beginning of the war Iraqi armored force in the case of the lack of arms to launch collaborative storm, 3 weeks have lost hundreds of tanks. until early November 1980 before the Iraqi occupation of substantial costs in outlying parts of the port of Abadan, began its surrounded. But the siege continued for nearly a year, has carried out repeated attacks, they did not take place.
1981 9 end of the night sometime, Kamal Iraqi soldiers stood in their positions, overlooking the far at Abadan port, he lit a cigarette, inhaled fiercely. prewar Kamal is an oil worker, at a distance of about 90 km west of Basra Lumei La oilfield.
While the oil workers work very hard, but it is Iraqi civilians in the highest income sectors. all these years, Kamal hard work for his family brought a good income. He bought a house, bought a Japanese production cars,UGG boots cheap, just married his wife gave birth to a beautiful little girl, who lived a life of gusto. Although not as good as those cars more than the rich, the big house is not as rich, but he own life as relatively satisfied.
But now he has come to this place, abandoned his wife and daughter, abandoned the work of a substantial income, came to the dangerous front lines and fight the Persians he did not know. < br> Speaking of the Persians, they also do not like Kamal, the history of brutal oppression of the Persians have been the ancestors of the Iraqis, and now they are not law-abiding, delusions What the ah - ah is a sin! really heinous! ; (both mosques, Arabic: worshiping the ground) for worship. So God used him to engage the Iranians so-called the different religious ideas, the most important is probably reflected in their families forced to leave, came to the battlefield to fight on this point.
Kamal had also believe in the great leadership of President Saddam Hussein, the Iraqi army soon be able to defeat the Iranians, they would be home soon. But in reality, his dreams shattered, he came to Abadan had a whole year, but it has failed the Iraqi army invaded this port city. < br> But good news for nearly a year, the Iraqi army to prepare for counter-offensive by Iranian forces, but also made full preparations. in Abadan built the impregnable defensive perimeter positions: This multi-layer minefield, barbed iron net and put the oil tank 10 meters wide, 3 meters deep trench barrier composed of the line tank is extremely refractory to Vietnam.
hiding in this line of soldiers in Iraq after the account is secure, including Kamal The. at this point, Kamal is quite satisfied with ... ...
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the same time, however, Iran armed with weapons of young Ali,UGG shoes, followed closely in front of people, in the night, the forward direction to the Abadan . an AK-47 rifles, 200 rounds of ammunition, two Soviet-made M75 grenades, that is, all of his equipment. He belongs to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard,cheap UGG boots, is the recruits joined the army just three months ago. He was a university student studying geology , had a bright future, but the invaders of Iraq's aggression against his country, his dream was shattered. In order to defend their country and their loved ones, he gave up his studies in response to the call of Allah Almighty, joined the Islamic Revolution Guard.
attack in Abadan received the order on the battlefield, he alone came to a mosque in the outskirts of the ancient tower Hamadan, he dug in the weeds, a pit, and put his all family property The jade seal, a diary - wrapped in plastic rain cloth, placed in the pit, the top and then wear a wash basin, and then buried with soil up tight. there is a badge by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard he was not in uniform on the front of the chest.
buried sacrifice for the glory of Allah, what can be stored to give to his relatives. Ali did it his devout belief that not only will your precious things buried in the mosque, Allah Almighty will protect him come back alive - - his disappeared, right?
finished this off Ali to follow the troops ... ...
Iranian army's three corps Second Army and the night time is a blend of the army. yellow green mottled camouflage uniforms and mixed together, pulled guns and tanks and cars mixed together, the soldiers head helmet, wearing a white towel on his arm - this is the Iranian army uniform dispensing towels inscribed ; Allah bless the Islamic is moved into the evening, dawn will temporarily stop, next day to start again.
the concentration of the Iranian military a 10 million strong,Bailey UGG boots, ready to defeat Iraq in one fell swoop, to break the enemy for nearly a year of the siege of the port of Abadan. First into the periphery of the Iranian port of Abadan as early Sixth Army Division reconnaissance troops Forty-fifth regiment, troop movements than their big three hours ahead of time, and Ali were in the regiment.
Kamal in the misty half-asleep, I suddenly heard from the rumble of distant and near, and he immediately throws a beautiful wife sleeping mind, grabbed the telescope around and looked into the distance. He saw numerous positions in front of the dark figure in the shaking, to the periphery of the wire approaching smoke billowing into the sky far away there, it is the enemy tanks ... ...
cry echoed the positions in Iraq, he reached for his assault rifle, violent and confused by the trigger. but he did not hear his own shots, because, at the same time, numerous heavy artillery shells landed positions, Kamal weak hands of AK47 was groaning sound of deafening explosions sky completely engulfed. a strong shock wave accompanied by loud thunder and bright flame, mixed with numerous violent mud swept debris the entire Iraqi army defenses ... ...
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