Iranian Embassy Siege (1980 AD)
Iranian Embassy Siege (Side A vs Democratic Revolutionary Front for the Liberation of Arabistan (DRFLA)) took place in 1980 AD during Arab separatism in Khuzestan.
Battle facts
- Year: 1980 AD
- Date: 1980-05-05
- Era: Contemporary
- Conflict: Arab separatism in Khuzestan
- Side B: Democratic Revolutionary Front for the Liberation of Arabistan (DRFLA)
- Commanders (A): Peter de la Billière, Michael Rose
- Casualties: approx. 2
- Outcome: Embassy recaptured after six-day siege
- Coordinates: 51.502°, -0.172°
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