war. Iranian officials have made clear that they have no intention of entering into Iraqi territory. nonetheless to engulf Iraq sternation of imperialism.
The three wave Iranian counter-offensive against the occupying Iraqi Fourth army corp began March the DezfulShush region of Khusestan. The 20,000 hayi woops were touieu.
The Iraqi army, was MOrC uC OUs ana lar better equipped than that OIlRil. According to the Guardian: 'Apart from a few tanks, the Iranian's heaviest weapons appears nave Deci jeepmounted recoilless rifles'.
The ditterence in morale of the two armies was a decisive factor.
Huge crowds came out in Tehran to celebrate the valorv onue occaonol the third anniversary of the JoUOE?
Islamic republic. Iranian leaders called tor the over. throw of Saddam Hussein ot lrao. But in a speech reau ou byatolan o toe Ayatollah cowu. meini made it clear that Iran harboured gressive intentions against any otner country.
Earlier, the Iranian President Hojetoleslam An клоет cec areoo a radio broadcast that Iran had no designs Uli llaul territory. *It the Ba'athist mercenaries who attacked our country and occupied parts of it. Ag. gression is not in keeping the dignity of Solidarity Committees with Solidarnosc McCalman, 18 Mossgiel Rd, Glasgow G43. Ring edinburgh Polish Solidarity Committee, c/ Edinburgh & District Trades Council, 12 Picardy Place, Edinburgh.
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Socialist Challenge 8 April 1982 But the Iranian revolution threatens - much to the conIslamic Republic', he said.
'The Moslems of Iraq are Iran's brothers,' he added. 'Our SUDOUlL them does not mean that we will take our forces into Iraqi territory' Saddam Hussein had originally gone into Iran on the pretext of a border dispute over soveriegnty of the Shatt-Al-Arab waterway. But his real aim was to reverse the gains of the Iranian revolution and prevent inspiration leading to his overthrow.
In this situation, the repulsion of the invasion by the independent mobilisation and organisation ot the workers, peasants, oppressed nationalities and army ranks was the chief task of the day.
Without in any way avie polcal subDoll lu Khomeini (opposing the voting for war credits ir the Majhlis, for example)
revolutionary Marxists in Iran proposed the arming ot ine masses as the best Allei"
revolutionary ir of the Iraqi Arm,.
It is despite the restrictions which the Khomeini placed on such mobilisations that ilas. the military victories of the recent past have been won.
In doing so they have struck a blow against the reactionary Ba'athist regime, bringing closer the Glasgow Polish Solidarity Committee, c/o lan Mount, Leeds Movement Solidarity 28 Blackford Road, Birmingham Solidarity Campaign, 10 Park UK, 64 Philbeach Gardens, Earls Court, London & Fund, c/o Coprospect of the demise of Saddam Hussein.
The reactionary Arab states and imperialism will also receive a body blow definitive Iraqi livii ally defeat. Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Jordan have all given backing to Saddam Hussein, bankrolling the gargantuan Costs OIne war. Jordan not only provided arms but also dispatched a 'volunteer' force.
Approximate Iraqi counter-offensives A Amara IRAQ 0 Miles KUWAIT In tne artermaln or lne recent defeats, King Hussent ayseg Baghdad promising the fullest support. President Mubarak has declared that Egypt supports Iraq 'as an Arab country'. Blockade It is evident that US imperialism will not either SLamu Dv ner ecoRomt blockade which has resulted in maior hardships for the Iranian peoDie is clearlv not enough.
es the Ge asdiae exppanDepartment, reflecting concern that Iran's recent victories over Iraq could eventually alter the political balance une Gulf region, has called for urgent negotiations' It is this deepening concern over the potential of the Iranian revolution to inspire revolts in the rest of the Arab region that has thousand.
led the US to increase their aid dramatically counter-revolutionary groups trying to overthrow the Khomeinı regime The New York Times recently reported on support for covert actions which include financing two paramilitary units composed largely of Iranian exiles eastern Turkey adjacent to Iran, providing several million front line before Iranian IRAN Dezful •Ahwaz Vol alol allt Basra Abadan onatt al Aral dollars a year to Iranian exiles groups.' The larger of the two paramilitary exile groups supported by the CIA has 8000 men and is led by Rear Admiral Ailllal Madani. He was chief of the Iranian navy under the Shah and then Khusestan province after the monarchy OvenITOWH where he directed the bloody of trikers. The other grou UDULCSSK consisting of 2000 men is led by General Bahra Aryana, chief of staff of the Iranian army under the Shah, responsible for the wholesale slaughter of tens thousands of workers and others.
US support doesn't onMOnaTCASI sg al Douregons na The economic sources say Baghdad and Riyadh would all like to see Abol Assan Bani Sadr restored US oer Tehran and officials The morale of the Iraai troops can be accurately gauged from the fact that one 12-year-old can guard several have had extensive contact witn tne former presiaeh and his entourage Paris'. Banı sadr is in ar alliance the Mojahedin who have been responsible for a bombing and asasination campaign against the top leadership Khomeini's Islamic Republican Party. 42482 • On |6 March representatives the Revolutionary Prosecutors Offic began 1 confiscating copies Kargar news adel • the Revolu tionary Workers Party (HKE) from news-stands ii declared illegal for Ine unid Islauuiil neouDiC •uDlisane Hes Cane siancerino Ine judicial HKE the Iranian revolution and has DeCU acuve ••DosinG m•erCiscarrcksoniran Armed men to the shop where Kargar is Ion 15 March 1 and arrested the printer, Mohamne•one nel rASeT. whereabouts unknown. Falsafi has been NCHIVOU the iraniar ¡rotskvist movement (TOl ten years.
The previous issue Karaar had contained ar extensive Will HKE leader Bahram Ali Atai, who had just been The recent Iranian militarv victories wit be a signal for the stepping up oi attacks on the iranian revolution. It is the task of socialists to oppose these attacks. ro ase intervien rist Atai reported that secret execu cons „oecn corcc ovu at the prison. He said torpractised cluding hanging people from the ceiling with only unell toucning floor. Atai and other prisoners were whipped on the feet, he said.
The HKE has filed lawsuit callina for a halt to torture. Hega cetentons and executions. Ine con reported : lawsui and on harassment of the Mnc o tue dutuontes Those who support the Iranian revolution and defend it against imperi Sutoule selle telegrams calling TO Falsafi's to Hojatolislam Mousavi Tabrizi, Prosecutor General, Revolutionary Court Iran. Copies should be sent to Jomhuri. e-Eslami, Tehran Iran.
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IRAN HAS scored a major victory against the invading Iraqi forces in the 18 month old Gulf