"A Drop from the Sea" on Mirsad Ops Published

According to Navideshahed, the book has been narrated and written by Ali Mohammad Zand, one of the war veterans of the Sacred Defense Era.

The writer of the book is one of the war veterans who took part in Mirsad Military Operation. In this book, he attempted to express the details and realities which took place during this operation from the beginning until the end.

In a section of this book has been written: “My helmet was protecting my head and neck and it would move it towards any directions which it wanted. We did not have the power to keep my head anymore. It seemed that our helmet had become 100 kilograms. Someone was shouting that you should not leave the injured patients…But I think that everyone was attempting to do something for himself. I was not listening to the words at all, or in other words I should say that I did not have the power to listen to the words, or maybe I did not like to hear warning. But I brought all the equipments which belonged to me. In addition to that I took an additional gun as well. In the way, our heads would move towards different direction. I was praying God that the helmet to fall down on the ground, but it would not occur.”?

Mirsad operation started on Thursday, July 28, 1988 with the key code ‘ Ya Ali Ebn Abitaleb’. During this operation three battalions from the brigade Nabi Akram (S), Moslem brigade and one battalion from Ilam attacked to Islamabad. The anti-revolutionary militants thought that the Iraqis are present in the war zones the same as the previous days; while the Iraqis had retreated and the war zone had been controlled by the Iranian forces. That is why the Iranian forces were able to enter Islamabad so easily. Before any operation, one of the battalions which had served near Islamabad and they knew the situation of war zone geographically so well entered the city. They got involved in the fighting against the enemy and they ruined the arrangement of the anti-revolutionary militants. In order the anti-revolutionary militants to amend their forces, they called for two brigades from their own forces from the strip of Hassan Abad in order to stop the advancement of Iranian forces. Also during this operation the forces of the Army 27 of Mohammad Rasul Allah surrounded the enemy from the crossroad ‘West Islamabad’ and behind the gas station and the enemy faced with much causalities as well. Due to the advancement of Iranian forces, the city was controlled by Iranian forces at 2:00 o’clock in the afternoon and the anti-revolutionary forces were pushed back from the city. At this time, the pilots of the Air Force with 123 aircrafts damaged the enemy headquarters. The pilots of helicopters also dropped heavy bombs on the enemy and they provided an environment for the fall of anti-revolutionary militants.

During this operation about 1600 to 2000 anti-revolutionary militants were killed and about 1000 persons were injured. Among the deaths and captives, there were some senior officials from MEK and commanders of brigades as well. One of the MEK forces that had been captured during this operation in his confession said that their operation has been taken place based on a wrong strategy which had been previously planned. This action of MEK forces made them so vulnerable in a way that some tensions and disputes was created for the leadership of the rest forces among the MEK forces. Therefore the anti-revolutionary militants after a bad strategic defeat behind the strait ‘Patagh’ on Friday, July 29, 1988 officially announced that they have retreated from the cities of Islamabad and Karand.

It should be noted that the book ‘A Drop from the Sea’ has been written in 102 pages. It has been produced in 3000 copies by Sarir Publication.

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According to Navideshahed, the book has been narrated and written by Ali Mohammad Zand, one of the war veterans of the Sacred Defense Era. The writer of the book is one of the war veterans who took part in Mirsad Military Operation. In this book, he attempted to express the details and realities which took place during this operation from the beginning until the end. In a section of this book has been written: “My helmet was protecting my head and neck and it would move it towards any directions which it wanted. We did not have the power to keep my head anymore. It seemed that our helmet had become 100 kilograms. Someone was shouting that you should not leave the injured patients…But I think that everyone was attempting to do something for himself. I was not listening to the words at all, or in other words I should say that I did not have the power to listen to the words, or maybe I did not like to hear warning. But I brought all the equipments which belonged to me. In addition to that I took an additional gun as well. In the way, our heads would move towards different direction. I was praying God that the helmet to fall down on the ground, but it would not occur.”? Mirsad operation started on Thursday, July 28, 1988 with the key code ‘ Ya Ali Ebn Abitaleb’. During this operation three battalions from the brigade Nabi Akram (S), Moslem brigade and one battalion from Ilam attacked to Islamabad. The anti-revolutionary militants thought that the Iraqis are present in the war zones the same as the previous days; while the Iraqis had retreated and the war zone had been controlled by the Iranian forces. That is why the Iranian forces were able to enter Islamabad so easily. Before any operation, one of the battalions which had served near Islamabad and they knew the situation of war zone geographically so well entered the city. They got involved in the fighting against the enemy and they ruined the arrangement of the anti-revolutionary militants. In order the anti-revolutionary militants to amend their forces, they called for two brigades from their own forces from the strip of Hassan Abad in order to stop the advancement of Iranian forces. Also during this operation the forces of the Army 27 of Mohammad Rasul Allah surrounded the enemy from the crossroad ‘West Islamabad’ and behind the gas station and the enemy faced with much causalities as well. Due to the advancement of Iranian forces, the city was controlled by Iranian forces at 2:00 o’clock in the afternoon and the anti-revolutionary forces were pushed back from the city. At this time, the pilots of the Air Force with 123 aircrafts damaged the enemy headquarters. The pilots of helicopters also dropped heavy bombs on the enemy and they provided an environment for the fall of anti-revolutionary militants. During this operation about 1600 to 2000 anti-revolutionary militants were killed and about 1000 persons were injured. Among the deaths and captives, there were some senior officials from MEK and commanders of brigades as well. One of the MEK forces that had been captured during this operation in his confession said that their operation has been taken place based on a wrong strategy which had been previously planned. This action of MEK forces made them so vulnerable in a way that some tensions and disputes was created for the leadership of the rest forces among the MEK forces. Therefore the anti-revolutionary militants after a bad strategic defeat behind the strait ‘Patagh’ on Friday, July 29, 1988 officially announced that they have retreated from the cities of Islamabad and Karand. It should be noted that the book ‘A Drop from the Sea’ has been written in 102 pages. It has been produced in 3000 copies by Sarir Publication. The End