BACKGROUND ARAB/ISRAELI ORDER OF BATTLE

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CIA-RDP79R00890A000700030021-4
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3
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December 21, 2016
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July 2, 2008
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21
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March 7, 1956
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Approved For Release 2008/07/02 : CIA-RDP79R00890A000700030021-4 BGROUND ARAB/ISRAELI ORDER OF BATTLE 1. Egypt -.-Ground: Anproxiuately half of total concentrated in Sinai. TWO-Of inf dies support.8 National Guard and 3 Palestine How 'ward battalions in border areas; actor concentrated farther west. 25 YEAR RE-REVIEW II.: Jordan _-Ground; Sacking up National Guard on Israel border, the Arab Legion reins, Ins in normal deployment i ,Te t of Infantry ith Approved For Release 2008/07/02 CIA-RDP79R00890A000700030021-4 Approved For Release 2008/07/02: CIA-RDP79R00890A000700030021-4 brigade plus armored and artillery brigades east of-river between Arran and Syrian border.. --Air Jordan's airforce has only 10 jet fightrrs (obsolete Vampires). III. Saudi Arabia --Ground: Small Saudi forces, about 1,800, are concentrated at Tebuk, near Jordan border. { --Air Except for 6 8-26 attack bombers,; Saudis have no air force at present. Syria --Ground: Virtually entire Syrian field force, including 6 infantry brigades and nation's only mechanized brigade now concen- trated in "front,cowmand" near Israeli frontier, ...._Air None of Syria's 177 Net fighters (obsolete Meteor) Approved For Release 2008/07/02 : CIA-RDP79R00890A000700030021-4 Approved For Release 2008/07/02 : CIA-RDP79R0089OA000700030021-4 .- ..Lebanon --Ground: Four inf try battalions with supporting artillery now on Israeli border. --Air : "banes, air force has only 6 het fighters (obsolete Vampires.). --Ground: Iraqi forces are not deployed so as to move rapidly against Israel4 --Air . Iraqi airforce has 21 jet fightezaj (obsolete Vampires & Venoms). --Ground: Forces deployed in 3 regional commands, with bull of armor in south opposite Egyptians, Israel increasing from current strength 1 to 200,000 --Air Israeli airforce has 49 jet fighters (obsolete Meteors and can mobilize fully -within 48 tmur Ouragars) Approved For Release 2008/07/02 : CIA-RDP79R0089OA000700030021-4