Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – March 4, 1987

After the prayer, Mr. Sanjaghi came and informed that last night due to heavy rain and wind, the fighting forces did not move. Colonel Tarabi and Dr. Rouhani informed that the army's ground force attacked in Haj Imran area and the 64th division of Urmia managed to capture its targets. Colonel Hosni Saadi explained the successes two or three times until the evening, and finally it turned out that they had captured the height of 2519 and its wings, and they had captured more than two hundred prisoners and a lot of booty. This victory is very precious for the army and it may be the beginning of another series of limited operations and it will have a great effect in the war.

Rain, snow and hail fall all over Iran. I stayed in my room all day and did not go out. Dr. Rouhani and Tarabi had gone to Omidiyeh. They came in the evening. At night, the IRGC artillery commanders and a group of army artillery commanders who were assigned to the IRGC in Wal-Fajr eight, Karbala four and Karbala five came to the IRGC. I gave a speech and encouraged them. They gave a report on the situation of the IRGC artillery. They have made a lot of progress. They have about sixty cannons in total. The balls are more than the eastern types. They said the needs.

Three army doctors came. They said that the average time of bringing a war wounded from the front line to the hospital was less than three hours, and they claimed that this average was 48 hours in the First World War, 24 hours in the Second World War, and eight hours in the Vietnam War. They said about the shortage of surgeons and the needs.

We saw the film of the victories of the south and the north; it is good Mr. Shamkhani informed that tonight they have a large attack plan in the south of Mahi channel. At twelve o'clock in the night, he said that the operation has started and they have been involved in several axes. I slept at one in the morning.