to report Missionary thought and culture base,“God’s blessings and peace be upon the dear martyrs who lit the torch of monotheism with their self-sacrifice above the Islamic homeland, and God’s blessings and greetings upon the oppressed martyrs of the divers who helped this unquenchable light with their appearance and presence, and the flag of dear and precious memories and reserves They raised the nation’s spirituality with all the glory in the country. Greetings to your closed hands and oppressed bodies, and greetings to the souls of the righteous and to God’s will, your open wings…”
According to Hamshahri’s narration, these sentences were written by the wise leader of the Islamic Revolution just a few hours after the rich funeral of the handcuffed divers by our dear compatriots who were and are the pain points of this nation. January, the eventful month of the Islamic Revolution, has left various events in the collective memories of us Iranians, one of which is the Karbala 4 operation and Fatah al-Futuh in Karbala 5. For me, my brother was rescued in the rank of divers of the 10th division of Seyyed al-Shahda (a.s.) in the turquoise morning of Karbala on the 5th of July and received the reward of loyalty, these days have a different mood.
At the beginning of January every year, I try to go to his comrades and comrades to tell me about those turbulent and of course epic days. Now these days I went to “Haj Ali Mohammad Asadi”. Mr. Asadi is one of the veteran fighters of the 10th army of Sidal Shahada (a.s.), a diving fighter who in the battalion of Hazrat Zainab (a.s.) stood by his martyred comrades and fellow soldiers in those glorious days and faithfully defended the Islamic world, and in all the years After the imposed war, he was the narrator of the documentary memories of those great years and the bravery of his comrades in the “Jihad Tabbin” front.
Asadi was born in 1342 and is one of the clean children of Tehran’s treasury garden, who, as the successor of Hazrat Zainab (PBUH) Battalion, had the honor of participating in various operations, including Karbala 4 and 5. In this interview, he narrated to us the training of diver warriors and some of his memories of the night of the Karbala 5 operation.
Sardar Ali Mohammad Asadi, one of the divers of the 10th Division of Syedal Martyrs (AS)
** Mr. Esadi, one of the most important operations in the years of holy defense was Karbala operation 4 and 5, the role of divers in these operations was colorful. Please tell us how divers are trained.
The profession of diving, especially in war, has its own complexities, in my opinion, divers were among the elite and smart forces in the war, and every force cannot accept every difficult task and responsibility. In Valfajr 8 operation, divers with war tools in the Arvand River, whose speed was 60 kilometers per hour, after crossing the line with flashlights, they had to accurately indicate the support forces to start the next stage of the operation.
In the operations where the divers are the source of the effect and the line breaker, there should be no sound from the diver warrior, the diver in the water must accurately recognize the obstacles and quickly transfer the information to other forces so that the internal forces do not suffer casualties.
I will give you an example of the qualities and sacrifices of diver warriors during the days of Jihad and epic. In Wal-Fajr, we had 8 warriors who closed their mouths when he was shot in the leg so that the operation would not be revealed. In Karbala 5, the conditions were such that if we wanted to enter the operation with other clothes than diving suits, we would get stuck in the mud because of the swamp created by the Baathist enemy, so we decided to participate in this operation with diving suits.
**So, how was the diving training to prepare divers in these difficult conditions?
Since the summer of 1965 and a few months before the 4th and 5th Karbala operations in the Dez Dam and the Karun River, whose coordinates were very similar to the operational area of Arvand, for almost six months and every day with the presence of the soldiers of Hazrat Zainab (S) and Hazrat Battalion Ali Akbar (A.S.) We were fighting with an imaginary enemy. Here I must mention the special work of divers, the diver force must be smart to know where to hit the enemy and from which area to point to the support forces after hitting and so-called suffocating the enemy, so that the fighters do not get stuck in the ground during the operation.
Sardar Ali Mohammad Asadi, one of the divers of the 10th Division of Syedal Martyrs (AS)
** How long did these trainings last?
For the implementation of Karbala 5 operation, Mr. Fazli spent several hundred hours, and in other words, maybe more than 1000 hours, with each of his troops, even the commander of the platoon. Haj Ali Fazli even talked to the support officer about how to send food, and despite the short time we had between Karbala 4 and Karbala 5 operations, he sent the intelligence forces to the operational areas to bring soil and test it for identification.
If I remember correctly, there were two or three nights left before the 4th Karbala operation, Haj Mr. Fazli gathered all the battalion commanders in Khorramshahr Mosque for the final coordination, it was raining heavily, the children were also quite tired, Mr. Fazli made everyone barefoot and He rotated the commanders in Khorshmehr for an hour, and we were, as it were, drawn into the water. This meeting lasted from the Maghrib Isha prayer until around the time of the morning call to prayer, one by one Mr. Fazli defied all the battalions. How justified are you to go ahead with it?” For Karbala operations 4 and 5, more than 250 hours of wireless audio tapes and meetings are available in Lashkar’s archive. This information is other than those sessions that are not recorded.
After the 4th Karbala operation, we examined our weaknesses and strengths, later these pathologies led to the 5th Karbala operation, the 5th Karbala operation lasted for about 60 to 70 days, sometimes we were on the line, Mr. Fazli called us to the camp for a meeting. . It was really difficult days and a lot of effort has been done for the victory of Islamic warriors in this operation.
**Tell us more about the atmosphere of the Karbala 5 operation? What was the role of martyr Gholam Kianpour in that operation?
In the Karbala 5 operation, there were many obstacles in front of the line-breaking divers to start the operation, the Iraqis had sniper weapons and installed infrared cameras on their weapons. After passing through the established Iraqi forces, the 18 round rods were welded together, which we called solar or heft eighty because it was in the shape of these numbers. By passing these obstacles, the divers reached the invincible fortress of Shlamcheh, which was three and a half meters high and 6 meters wide. In the middle of this fort, Iraq had reinforced a concrete channel, where the Iraqis had used doshka weapons every 10 meters, a weapon they used to shoot helicopters. Haj Ali Asadi had told me many times about Ghulam Kianpour and the intelligence role of this brave warrior, in this section they narrated the actions of Martyr Kianpour that took place a few days before the operation. A few days before the Kianpur operation, Shahid Kianpur went to the operational area to find an opening for insider forces to infiltrate the enemy’s headquarters on the day of the operation.
All the commanders said that the existence of this hole is impossible, at that moment martyr Kianpour put a napkin on the table and said to Mr. Fazli with an oppressed face: “This is the soil of the invincible fortress of Shalamcheh, which I brought myself.” The commanders were convinced and this was the starting point and hope for the start of the proud operation of Karbala 5, the battalion of Hazrat Ali Akbar (AS) under the command of Haj Hamid Taghizadeh and the battalion of Hazrat Zainab (S) under the command of Sardar Khadim prepared for battle, that night the divers and Many martyrs of this army, such as martyr Amoli, martyr Shaari, martyr Hamidreza Pikari and dozens of other martyrs, started the operation with their comrades despite such difficult obstacles.
What time did the radio silence break?
On the night of the operation, there was radio silence in the area, some children were joking like on the night of Ashura, and some were whispering. It was 2 in the morning when the operation order was issued, “In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Mighty Warriors of Islam, the soldiers of Imam Zaman (A.S.), the companions of Khomeini, strike the heart of disbelief with the code “Ya Fatima Al-Zahra, Ya Fatima Al-Zahra, or Ya Fatima Al-Zahra.” But “Nasr Group” under the command of Martyr “Alireza Amoli”, in which your brother “Shahid Shahari” was also in that group, hit the heart of the enemy, the divers went, but whatever they hit, they were killed and one by one they were martyred. Shahid Amoli, the commander of the company, said: “We cannot break the fort, we must return.” They said let us inquire from the imam, the imam ordered and Mr. Fazli said to martyr Amoli: “Imam ordered tell my children to fight as Hosseini.” God is witness. Half an hour after the Imam’s command, the voice of Allahu Akbar echoed on Shalamcheh fortress and they installed the flag of “La Allah ila Allah” on top of Shalamcheh fortress. The Iraqis abandoned the trenches one after another.
** Tell us the famous words and memories of Saddam’s chief of staff and Saddam’s anger.
The head of Saddam’s office said about that night: “I saw Mr. President! He is constantly walking in the presidential palace and shouting “God is great from the hands of Khomeini’s friends, God is great… If we don’t stop Khomeini’s forces, they will be in Basra tomorrow morning,” he continued with a rage. I brought Saudi oil money and French airplanes, but you fools can’t stop Khomeini’s Basij? Saddam’s Minister of Health said, these Basij forces are forces that did not receive proper training, but they have a leader who rules their hearts.
**During the years of the war, the enemy used to take measures to weaken the morale of our countrymen, in this year 94, the pictures of the martyrs of the divers, who were martyred in a cowardly way, made a lot of noise. What actions were we taking?
Advertising and informing the people of the victories of internal forces is very important in the war process. We used to rotate Iraqi prisoners in Tehran after every operation so that the people would get morale. In the operation to Jerusalem, we took more than nineteen thousand prisoners, which is not a small number, and we used these things to raise the morale of the popular forces. If these measures were not taken, people would think that we are only martyrs in the fronts.
**These years, the statements of the field and diplomacy are used a lot in the media and political literature, what effects and blessings did the victory of the fighters on the battlefield against the Baath regime bring about to gain points from the enemy in the political and international environment for the benefit of our country?
The operation of Karbala 5 was of special importance for the Islamic Republic, this is enough of the blessings of this operation, because after the operation of Karbala 5, Resolution 598 was issued by the United Nations, and all the demands of the Islamic Republic were included in it. After the holy defense, when the leaders visited Shalamcheh region, they said: “The nights of the Karbala 5 operation are the nights of greatness of this revolution, and being associated with it is a source of piety. Whoever forgets that operation, his name will be written in the camp of the revolution. Therefore, we must keep this great incident alive.”
These words of the leader were very important for us, we fought on the ground in Karbala 5, and all the fortifications that Saddam used in the Shalamcheh area benefited from the experiences of the world’s armies, but faith was shaped by the sword and we were able to rub the enemy’s nose on the ground. . During the sacred defense period, some provinces formed an army together, for example, the 17th army of Ali bin Abi Talib was the children of Arak and Qom, and part of Tehran and Zanjan provinces. These divisions were formed based on the commander’s measures. From the 31st Ashura army, a group of Zanjan warriors were also present as divers.
** What was the role of the Tehrani divers, in fact, the divers of the 10th division of Seyyed al-Shohad (a.s.) in the Karbala 5 operation?
The role of Lashkar divers as line breakers in the 5th Karbala operation was important, if our divers did not reach the strong fort of Shalamcheh, the fate of this operation might have been the same as the 4th Karbala operation. All the armies had divers in this operation, but the 10th army of Sidal Shahada (AS) was the Achilles heel of the Baathist enemy in the Karbala Panj operation.
**You and your friends have been active for many years in the field of historiography of the holy defense, especially collecting the memories and actions of the 10th division of Seyyed al-Shahda (AS), what actions have you taken in the field of research and video documentation?
In the past years, we have carried out important research and compilations for the actions of the Army and also the diver warriors, 2 volumes of the book titled “Divers and Adventures” have been written and are in print, God willing, with the publication of this work, cinematographers and people of art will make films about the bravery of the diver warriors. We hope that a documentary will be made about the activities and training methods of divers and the achievements of these fighters for the noble people of our country.
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