AL BASRAH BATTLE AREA

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 1, 2012
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• Publication Date: March 13, 1984
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AL BASRAH BATTLE AREA
IRAQ-IRAN BORDER
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5-PART GRAPHIC
AL BASRAH BATTLE AREA
IRAQ-IRAN BORDER
1. SIGNIFICANCE: IRAQI AND IRANIAN FORCES REMAIN ENGAGED IN HEAVY
FIGHTING IN THE MAJNOON ISLANDS AREA. IRANIAN FORCES ARE
CURRENTLY MOVING ARMORED VEHICLES ACROSS THE HAWR AL HAWI2AH
(MARSH) TOWARD THE ISLANDS. IRANIAN CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES ON
THE PONTON BRIDGE, PARALLEL CAUSEWAY, AND DEFENSES NORTH OF
AL BASRAH INCLUDING A NEW AIR DEFENSE SITE. IRAQI FORCES
REMAIN ESSENTIALLY UNCHANGED ALONG THE FORWARD EDGE OF THE
BATTLE AREA (FEBA) (GRAPHIC 1). (SWN)
2. REMARKS:
IRANIAN FORCES IN THE MAJNOON ISLANDS AREA --
IRANIAN INFANTRY FORCES APPEAR TO HAVE WITHDRAWN AT LEAST 0.6
NM NORTH OF THE PREVIOUS FEBA ON THE SOUTHERN ISLAND
NO IRANIAN ARMOR OR ARTILLERY HAVE REACHED THE
ISLANDS. AT LEAST THREE SMALL BUILDINGS NEAR THE CENTER OF THE
SOUTHERN ISLAND HAVE BEEN DESTROYED BY ARTILLERY AND NUMEROUS
NEW ARTILLERY CRATERS ARE THROUGHOUT THE AREA. THE IRANIANS
ARE IN THE PROCESS OF REINFORCING THE NORTHERN ISLAND WITH
ARMOR. ONE TANK, THREE TRUCKS, AND ONE POSSIBLE ARTILLERY
PIECE ARE ON FERRIES NEAR THE EASTERN EDGE OF THE NORTHERN
ISLAND. FOUR TANKS ON FERRIES AND TWO POSSIBLE M-113 ARMORED
PERSONNEL CARRIERS IN THE WATER ARE EN ROUTE TO THE ISLAND FROM
THE MAINLAND. FIVE ADDITIONAL ARMORED VEHICLES AND TWO TRUCKS
ARE ON FERRIES AT THE EASTERN EDGE OF THE MARSH (GRAPHIC 2).
NUMEROUS SMALL CRAFT CONTINUE TO OPERATE IN SUPPORT OF BRIDGE
CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT TRANSFER, AND COMBAT OPERATIONS.
NUMEROUS TROOP/EQUIPMENT TRANSFERS BY AIR CUSHION VEHICLE (ACV)
HAVE PROBABLY TAKEN PLACE AT THE NORTHEAST END OF THE NORTHERN
ISLAND. A HIGH LEVEL OF CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY IS CONTINUING ON
THE PONTON BRIDGE AND THE CAUSEWAY ACROSS THE MARSH. THE
BRIDGE HAS BEEN EXTENDED AT LEAST 1 NM WESTWARD
AND IS APPROXIMATELY 1.3 NM FROM THE NORTHERN MAJNOON ISLAND.
NUMEROUS TRUCKS ARE ON THE PONTON BRIDGE AND THE CAUSEWAY. AN
ACV IS DEAD IN THE WATER NEAR THE MIDPOINT OF THE PONTON
BRIDGE. (SWN)
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AN AIR DEFENSE SITE IS IN THE LATE STAGES OF CONSTRUCTION IN
THE VICINITY OF 31-17N 047-56E (GRAPHIC 3). THE PERIMETER WAS
UNDER CONSTRUCTION THE FORWARD AIR RESUPPLY POINT 25X1
(FARP) AT 31-15N 048-06E IS ESSENTIALLY UNCHANGED SINCE
10 MARCH. AIR ORDER-OF-BATTLE INCLUDES FIVE CH-47, ONE
POSSIBLE SEA KING, AND 25 (ONE IN FLIGHT) UH-1-TYPE
HELICOPTERS. THE NEW HAWK SITE AT 31-09-36N 047-53-14E REMAINS
UNOCCUPIED. THE HAWK SITE IN THE VICINITY OF 31-ION 048-01E IS
STILL OCCUPIED. TWO PROBABLE WELLINGTON ACV ARE REACHED ON THE
EASTERN EDGE OF THE MARSH JUST NORTH OF THE HAWK SITE. (SWN)
ELEMENTS OF THE IRAQI ARMORED BRIGADE WHICH HAVE ADVANCED
APPROXIMATELY 0.6 NM NORTH INCLUDE AT LEAST ONE 25X1
ARMORED BATTALION (BN), ONE MECHANIZED EN, AND NUMEROUS
INFANTRY UNITS. REVETMENTS FOR ARMORED VEHICLES ARE CURRENTLY
UNDER CONSTRUCTION (GRAPHIC 4). MINOR REPOSITIONING OF IRAQI
FORCES IS OBSERVED SOUTHWEST OF THE ISLANDS. AT LEAST ONE
ARMORED EN IN THE VICINITY OF 31-OON 047-45E MAY BE MOVING
NORTHWARD TOWARD THE ISLAND AND HEAVY-LIFT TRANSPORT ACTIVITY
IS EVIDENT. ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY INCLUDES THE
DEPLOYMENT OF FOUR TACTICAL BRIDGES ACROSS THE CANAL FROM THE
MAINLAND TO THE SOUTHERN ISLAND THE 25X1
SECTION OF THE EAST WEST FEBA IMAGED REMAINS ESSENTIALLY
UNCHANGED SOUTH OF THE EAST/WEST CANAL, 25X1
ELEMENTS OF AT LEAST ONE ARMORED/MECHANIZED INFANTRY BN HAVE
ADVANCED IN THE VICINITY OF 30-58N 047-54E WITH ONE ARMORED
COMPANY DEPLOYED DIRECTLY SOUTH OF THE LEVEE. ONE
SELF-PROPELLED ARTILLERY EN HAS ARRIVED IN THE VICINITY OF
30-53N 047-56E (GRAPHIC 5), AND TWO PROBABLE SELF-PROPELLED
ARTILLERY BN HAVE DEPARTED THE VICINITY OF 30-54N 047-46E. NO
OTHER SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN THE DISPOSITION OF IRAQI FORCES
SOUTH OF THE EAST/WEST FEBA IS OBSERVED. (SWN)
3. BE N/A, COORDINATES N/A
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