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

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• Publication Date: March 26, 1984
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(c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
IRANIAN AND IRAQI TROOP DISPOSITIONS
AL BASRAI4 AREA. IRAQ SWN
Z-17372/84
NPIC/IEG (3/84)
26 MARCH 1984
1. SIGNIFICANCE: CONTINUING PREPARATIONS FOR AN IRANIAN
OFFENSIVE 0 ERATION AND IRAQI COUNTERMEASURES WERE OBSERVED
IN THE AL BASRAH BATTLE SECTOR
(SWN)
2. REMARKS: HOSTILITIES CONTINUED IN THE AL BASRAH AREA.
ARTILLERY SHELLING WAS OBSERVED NEAR IRAQI INFANTRY
POSITIONS NORTH OF AL BASRAH AND NEAR THE IRANIAN PONTON
BRIDGE. IRANIAN AND IRAQI FORCES DEPLOYED ALONG THE
INTERNATIONAL BORDER NORTH AND EAST OF AL BASRAH, INCLUDING
THE MAJNOON ISLANDS, REMAINED ESSENTIALLY UNCHANGED SINCE
IRANIAN FORCES CONSISTED OF MAJOR ELEMENTS OF
TWO ARMORED BRIGADES AND A LARGE INFANTRY FORCE. OPPOSING
IRAQI FORCES CONSISTED OF MAJOR ELEMENTS OF THREE ARMORED
DIVISIONS, ONE MECHANIZED INFANTRY DIVISION, TWO ARMORED
BRIGADES, AND A LARGE INFANTRY FORCE. INCREASED REAR AREA
SUPPORT ACTIVITY WAS OBSERVED ON BOTH SIDES. THE FORWARD
EDGE OF THE BATTLE AREA (FEBA) ALSO REMAINED UNCHANGED
SINCE SIGNIFICANT MILITARY ACTIVITY IS
ILLUSTRATED IN NPIC BPIEFING BOARD Z-17373/84. THE SIZE
AND DISPOSITION OF IRANIAN AND IRAQI FORCES DEPLOYED IN
THIS AREA WERE AS FOLLOWS:
IRANIAN FORCES (ITEMS KEYED TO GRAPHIC)
ONE INFANTRY UNIT
ONE ENGINEER UNIT
ONE AMPHIBIOUS UNIT
ONE AMPHIBIOUS ENGINEER UNIT
NUMEROUS SUPPLY F1 TRANSPORT UNITS
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IRANIAN FORCES (CONTINUED)
ONE ARMORED BRIGADE
ONE TANK BATTALION
ONE TANK COMPANY
ONE SPG BATTALION
TWO SPG BATTERIES
THREE FA BATTALIONS
TWO FA BATTERIES
ONE HAWK BATTERY
ONE HELICOPTER UNIT
ONE AMPHIBIOUS UNIT
ONE ENGINEER UNIT
ONE AMPHIBIOUS ENGINEER UNIT
NUMEROUS SUPPLY & TRANSPORT UNITS
AT LEAST ONE INFANTRY UNIT
ONE TANK BATTALION
ONE MECHANIZED INFANTRY BATTALION
THREE SPG BATTALIONS
TWO SPG BATTERIES
TEN FA BATTERIES
ONE MRL BATTERY
ONE ENGINEER UNIT
NUMEROUS SUPPLY F TRANSPORT UNITS
AT LEAST TWO INFANTRY UNITS
IRAQI FORCES (ITEMS KEYED TO GRAPHIC)
ITEM 1
TWO TANK BATTALIONS
TWO MIECHANIZED INFANTRY BATTALIONS
TWO ARMORED RECONNAISSANCE COPUPANIES
ONE SPG BATTALION
SEVEN FA BATTALIONS
SIX FA BATTERIES
ONE MR1, BATTERY
flUE ENGINEER UNIT
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IRAQI FORCES (CONTINUED)
ITEM 1. (CONTINUED)
NUMEROUS SUPPLY AND TRANSPORT UNITS
AT LEAST ONE INFANTRY UNIT
ITEM 2
TWO ARMORED DIVISIONS
ONE MECHANIZED INFANTRY DIVISION
ONE ARMORED BRIGADE
FIVE SPG BATTALIONS
THIRTEEN FA BATTALIONS
ONE MRL BATTERY
ONE ENGINEER UNIT
NUMEROUS SUPPLY F, TRANSPOPT UNITS
AT LEAST TWO INFANTRY UNITS
EIGHT FA BATTALIONS
TWO FA BATTERIES
ONE MIRL BATTERY
ONE SA-6 BATTALION
ONE ENGINEER UNIT
NUMEROUS SUPPLY & TRANSPORT UNITS
AT LEAST ONE INFANTRY UNIT
ONE ARMORED DIVISION
ONE ARMORED BRIGADE
FOUR. SA-6 BATTALIONS
ONE ENGINEER UNIT
NUMEROUS SUPPLY F, TRANSPORT UNITS
AT LEAST ONE INFANTRY IJNIT
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Their use should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) 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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IRAQI FORCES (CONTINUED)
ONE TANK COMPANY
TWO MECHANIZED INFANTRY COMPANIES
TWO ARMORED RECONNAISSANCE COMPANIES
TWO FA BATTALIONS
ONE MRL BATTERY
ONE SA-2 BATTALION
ONE ENGINEER UNIT
NUMEROUS SUPPLY f, TRANSPORT UNITS
AT LEAST ONE INFANTRY UNIT
ONE TANK BATTALION
ONE IIECIIANIZED INFANTRY COMPANY
ONE FROG-7 BRIGADE
ONE SA-2 BATTALION
ONE HELICOPTER UNIT
ONE AMPHIBIOUS ENGINEER UNIT
NUMEROUS SUPPLY E TRANSPORT UNITS
AT LEAST ONE INFANTRY UNIT
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