Iran & Iraq War, light armed Iranian troops attacked by helicopters (Operation Beit ol-Moqaddas)

April 1982, when the Iranians launched Operation Beit ol-Moqaddas to recapture the Khuzestan province. The first attack (April 24 to May 12) consisted of 70,000 Pasdaran (members of Iran’s military, the (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps IRGC) and succeeded in pushing the Iraqis out of the Ahvaz-Susangerd area. The Iraqis withdrew back to Khorramshahr city and, on May 20th, launched a counter attack against the Iranians, which was repulsed.