NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE DAILY (CABLE) THURSDAY 15 DECEMBER 1983

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• Publication Date: December 15, 1983

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EL SALVADOR: Renewed Fighting
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attacked a National Guard unit at Ciudad Barrios and a newly trained
hunter battalion at nearby Cerro Cacahuatique. Other units�
including airborne troops�have been sent by helicopter to reinforce
the defenders, but the insurgents claim to have dislodged the
battalion with heavy losses. Helicopters, A-37 ground attack aircraft,
and some artillery are providing fire support for the government
forces
Comment: //The attacks may be the beginning of the offensive
the insurgents have planned for this month. Although their ultimate
objective remains unclear, they may be hoping only to draw Army
forces away from the central part of the country. In any case, the
fighting will test the Army's new command structure.
//The military has some 18 medium-lift helicopters, about half of
which normally are fully operational, and 16 light helicopters. Its
ability to assemble elements of two battalions quickly and transport
them to the battlefront is likely to give the commanders a new
confidence both in the mobility of their forces and in their own
command and control
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