The Khomeini regime's first attack began at noon on Sunday, March 10, from the East and West and subsequently from the South and North on a large NLA camp called Fort Hanif. The objective was to surround and cut off the Iranian Resistance's forces stationed there. The Khomeini regime also planned to simultaneously penetrate the city of Khalis (69 kms north of Baghdad) in Diyala Province and lay siege to another NLA camp nearby.
Fort Hanif, with an area of approximately 1,000 square kilometers, is situated
60 kms from the Iranian border, opposite the western province of Kermanshah.
Originally a vast piece of desert and rolling hills, the fort had been used as a military training ground for the National Liberation Army of Iran since 1987. Many buildings and other installations were built there by the Mojahedin.
In a series of clashes, NLA combatants first took control of all roads west of Fort Hanif. NLA units then fortified their positions and routed the enemy east of the town of Sulaymanbek (193 kms north of Baghdad), cutting enemy supply lines. Clashes subsequently intensified.
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