IRAN-IRAQ BORDER

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• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
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• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 8, 2010
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: July 4, 1982
• Content Type: REPORT

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IRAN-IRAQ BORDER
1. (S/D) SIGNIFICANCE: FIVE F AR IMAGERY WERE ACQUIRED
OF THE IRAN-IRAQ BORDER INCLUDING THE AREA 25X1
NORTHHEAST OF AL BASRA11. IRANIAN FORCES HAVE BEEN REINFORCED
AND SOME REALIGNMENT OF IRAQI FORCES HAS TAKEN PLACE. IRAQ
CONTINUES TO OCCUPY A SMALL AREA OF IRAN NORTHWEST OF AL
BASRAH. PERMANENT DEFENSES ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN IRAQ.
2. (S/D) REMARKS:
(S/D) I, IRANIAN FORCES 4ORTIIEAST OF AL BASRA,-I, 25X1
IN THE VICINITY OF 31-05N 047-58E, APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN
REINFORCED BY ELEMENTS OF AT LEAST A MECHANIZED (MECII) INFANTRY
(INF) BRIGADE (BDE), A SELF-PROPELLED ARTILLERY (ARTY)
BATTALION (BN), AND PROBABLE ELEMENTS OF A TANK BN
(GRAPHIC 2). THE MECH BDE IS DEPLOYED BEHIND A DEFENSIVE
BERM. PART OF THIS BERM. APPROXIMATELY 10 NM IN LENGTH, WAS
CONSTRUCTED ALSO IN IRAN, ELEMENTS OF AT LEAST A 25X1
TnJFf ARTY R'J HAVE DEPLOYED IN THE VICINITY. OF 30-34"1 048-05E
25X1
(GRAPHIC 4).
IRAQI FORCES -
(S/D) AT LEAST SOME REALIGNMENT OF FORCES HAS OCCURRED ON THE
IRAQI SIDE OF THE LINES. ELEMENTS OF A MECH INF BDE, DEPLOYED
IN THE VICINITY OF 30-54N 047-53E ARE NO LONGER 25X1
PRESENT. HOWEVER ELEMENTS OF A `.OWED ARTY BN HAVE DEPLOYED
THERE AN IRAQI SA-6 BN IS DEPLOYED AT A SITE 25X1
DEFENDING A REAR STORAGE/SUPPORT AREA 22 NM SOUTHWEST OF THE
BORDER AT 30-48N 047-38E.
(S/D) IRAQI FORCES ARE CONSOLIDATING AND IMPROVING TI-IEI:t.
DEFENSIVE POSITIONS IN THE AREA. A LARGE NEW DEFENSIVE LINE IS
UNDER CONSTRUCTION PARALLEL TO AND APPROXINATEY 3 NM BEx-NIt1D THE
BORDER. MUCH OF THIS LINE HAS BEEN CONSTRUCTED 25X1
TIIE NEW LINE CONSISTS OF A WIDE, CLEARED AREA WIT:fI ATTACHED
TRIANGULAR PROBABLE DEFENSIVE AREAS, ARTY POSITIONS,
ANTIAIRCRAFT POSITIONS, AND PERSONNEL BU-.'TIERS (GRAPHIC 3 AND 5)
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LEGEND
2 IRANIAN REINFORCEMENT
3 IRAQI DEFENSIVE POSITION
4 IRANIAN FIELD ARTILLERY
S IRAQI DEFENSIVE CONSTRUCTION
PERSIAN GULF
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(S/D) IRAQI FORCES DEPLOYED FORWARD OF THE NEW LINE REMAIN
ESSENTIALLY UNCHANGED MOST OF THESE FORCES ARE 25X1
DEPLOYED ON THE BORDER. IRAQI FORCES OCCUPY A SMALL AREA OF
IRAN NORTHWEST OF 31-OON 047-50E. THE FORWARD IRAQI LINES HAVE
ALSO BEEN IMPROVED WITH THE ADDITION OF PERMANENT DEFENSES
INCLUDING STRONG POINTS, COMMAND POSTS, AND PERSONNEL BUNKERS.
(S/D) IRANIAN FORCES REMAIN IN CONTROL OF THE BORDER SOUTH OF
30-40N 048-02E.
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