IRANIAN AND IRAQI TROOP DISPOSITIONS AL BASRAH AREA, IRAQ(SANITIZED)

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• Publication Date: March 2, 1984
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2 MARCH 1984
IRANIAN AND IRAQI TROOP DISPOSITIONS
L BASRA ARE , IRAQ (SWN)
1. SIGNIFICANCE: AN IRANIAN OFFENSIVE ALONG THE
INTERNATIONAL BORDER NORTH OF AL BASRAH WAS OBSERVED ON
IRAQI REINFORCEMENTS AND COUNTER
Y. (SWN)
2. REMARKS: THE IRANIAN OFFENSIVE CONSISTED OF ATTACKS
ALONG TWO FRONTS. TWO IRANIAN ARMORED COMPANIES
SUPPORTED BY INFANTRY ADVANCED APPROXIMATELY 2 NM WEST
THROUGH UNCONTESTED TERRITORY AND BREECHED IRAQI INFANTRY
POSITIONS ALONG THE NORTHERN EDGE OF AN IRAQI-BUILT,
NORTH-SOUTH CANAL 31 NM NORTH OF AL BASRAH. AN IRAQI
ARMORED BRIGADE SUPPORTED BY INFANTRY WAS
COUNTERATTACKING THESE IRANIAN UNITS. IN ADDITION, ONE
IRAQI ARMORED DIVISION HAD ESTABLISHED DEFENSIVE POSITION
SOUTH OF THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER
(SWN)
THE SECOND IRANIAN ATTACK CONSISTED OF INFANTRY, USING
SMALL SHALLOW-DRAFT BOATS, TO CROSS THE HAWR AL HAWI7AH
MARSHES AND MOVE SOUTHEASTERLY TOWARD IRAQI POSITIONS 36
NM NORTH-NORTHWEST OF AL BASRAH. OPPOSING IRAQI INFANTRY
FORCES WERE REINFORCING POSITIONS SOUTH OF THE EAST-WEST
CANAL WHICH EXTENDS FROM THE SHATT AL ARAB TO THE
INTERNATIONAL BORDER. ONE IRAQI TANK BATTALION HAD BEEN
DEPLOYED IN SUPPORT OF THESE INFANTRY UNITS
IN ADDITION, ELEMENTS OF TWO IRAQI ARMORED
DIVISIONS, THREE SELF-PROPELLED GUN (SPG) BATTALIONS, AND
ADDITIONAL SUPPLY AND TRANSPORT UNITS WERE DEPLOYED
NORTH-NORTHWEST OF AL BASRAH
IRANIAN FORCES DEPLOYED NORTH-NORTHWEST OF AL BASRAH
(ITEM A) INCLUDED AT LEAST ONE LARGE INFANTRY UNIT. (SWN)
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IRANIAN FORCES DEPLOYED NORTH OF AL BASRAH AND NORTH OF
THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER (ITEM B) INCLUDED ONE ARMORED
BRIGADE, ONE TANK BATTALION, TWO SPG BATTALIONS, THREE
FIELD ARTILLERY (FA) BATTALIONS, TWO MULTIPLE ROCKET
LAUNCHER (MRL) BATTERIES, AND AT LEAST ONE INFANTRY
UNIT. (SWN)
OPPOSING IRAQI FORCES DEPLOYED IN THE VICINITY OF AL AZIR
AND KHUDR ALONG THE TIGRIS RIVER (ITEM 1) INCLUDED ONE
MECHANIZED INFANTRY BRIGADE, FOUR FA BATTALIONS, AT LEAST
TWO SUPPLY AND TRANSPORT UNITS, AND TWO INFANTRY UNITS.
SECTION)
IRAQI FORCES DEPLOYED NORTH-NORTHWEST OF AL BASRAH AND
EAST OF ASH SHUWAYYIB (ITEM 2) INCLUDED THREE TANK
BATTALIONS, FOUR FA BATTALIONS, ONE MRL BATTALION, AND
NUMEROUS INFANTRY UNITS. (SWN)
IRAQI FORCES NORTH OF AL BASRAH ASTRIDE THE INTERNATIONAL
BORDER (ITEM 3) INCLUDED ONE ARMORED DIVISION, ONE
ARMORED BRIGADE, AND NUMEROUS INFANTRY UNITS. THE
PORTION OF THESE FORCES IN IRANIAN TERRITORY INCLUDED ONE
ARMORED BRIGADE AND NUMEROUS INFANTRY UNITS. (SWN)
IRAQI FORCES DEPLOYED NORTH OF AL BASRAH IN SUPPORT OF
FRONTLINE UNITS (ITEM 4) INCLUDED ELEMENTS OF TWO ARMORED
DIVISIONS, SEVEN SPG BATTALIONS, 17 FA BATTALIONS, TWO
MRL BATTERIES, TWO SA-6 BATTALIONS, NUMEROUS SUPPLY AND
TRANSPORT UNITS, NUMEROUS LOGISTICAL SUPPORT AREAS, AND
NUMEROUS INFANTRY UNITS. (SWN)
IRAQI ARMOR OUTNUMBERED IRANIAN ARMOR IN THE BATTLE AREA
WITH 1,020 IRAQI ARMORED VEHICLES TO 154 IRANIAN ARMORED
VEHICLES. IRAQI ARTILLERY OUTNUMBERED IRANIAN ARTILLERY
BY 524 TO 70 RESPECTIVELY. THIS EQUATES TO A 7 TO 1
IRAQI ADVANTAGE IN BOTH ARMOR AND ARTILLERY IN THE IMAGED
PORTION OF THE BATTLE AREA. (SWN) (PERSIAN GULF
3. BE NONE) COORDINATES NONE. (U)
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed analytical work.
Their use should be restricted to the particular briefing boardls) they were prepared for and must be considered
valid only for the reporting period as indicated by the date of issue.
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