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

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
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• Publication Date: March 12, 1984
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12 MARCH 1984
IRANIAN AND IRAQI TROOP DISPOSITIONS
AL BASRAH AREA, IRAQ SWN
1. SIGNIFICANCE: AN IRAQI COUNTERATTACK AGAINST FORTIFIED
IRANIAN INFANTRY POSITIONS ON MAJNOON ISLAND WAS
CONTINUING. (SWN)
2. REMARKS: ONE IRAQI TANK BATTALION AND ONE MECHANIZED
INFANTRY BATTALION WERE OBSERVED ATTACKING IRANIAN INFANTRY
POSITIONS ON THE SOUTHERN MAJNOON ISLAND THIS 25X1
ATTACK WAS PROBABLY CONTINUING ON 11 MARCH. IRAQI UNITS
WERE BEING SUPPORTED BY ARTILLERY DEPLOYED SOUTH OF THE
MAJNOON ISLAND. IRANIAN INFANTRY ON MAJNOON ISLAND WAS
BEING RESUPPLIED BY HOVERCRAFT AND HELICOPTER FROM THE MAIN
LOGISTICAL SUPPORT AREA EAST OF THE ISLAND, IN IRAN (ITEM
B). (SWN)
IN ADDITION, AN INCREASE IN IRANIAN ARMOR WAS OBSERVED
NORTH AND NORTHEAST OF AL BASRAH AT LEAST ONE 25X1
TANK BATTALION AND ONE MECHANIZED INFANTRY BATTALION HAVE
DEPLOYED TO AN AREA 35 NM NORTH OF AL BASRAH 25X1
ADDITIONALLY, IRANIAN ARMORED UNITS, PREVIOUSLY DEPLOYED
ALONG THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER NORTHEAST OF AL BASRAH, WERE
AUGMENTED BY AT LEAST ONE IRANIAN ARMORED BATTALION 25X1
OPPOSING IRAQI FORCES NORTHEAST OF AL BASRAH HAVE 25X1
REPOSITIONED ARMOR AND ARTILLERY IN PROBABLE REACTION TO
THESE IRANIAN RE-DEPLOYMENTS. 25X1
CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY CONTINUED ON THE IRANIAN PONTON
BRIDGE AND HAWK SITE. A HIGH LEVEL OF IRANIAN HELICOPTER
ACTIVITY AT THE MAIN IRANIAN LOGISTICAL SUPPORT AREA
NORTHEAST OF AL BASRAH WAS ALSO OBSERVED. (SWN)
IRANIAN FORCES DEPLOYED NORTHWEST OF AL BASRAH, ON MAJNOON
ISLAND, IN IRAQ, (ITEM A) INCLUDED TWO LARGE INFANTRY
UNITS, ONE ENGINEER UNIT, AND ONE SUPPLY AND TRANSPORT
UNIT. (SWN)
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IRANIAN FORCES DEPLOYED NORTH OF AL BASRAH AND THE
INTERNATIONAL BORDER (ITEM B) INCLUDED ONE IRANIAN ARMORED
BRIGADE, TWO MECHANIZED INFANTRY BATTALIONS, ONE SELF-
PROPELLED GUN (SPG) BATTALION, THREE FIELD ARTILLERY (FA)
BATTALIONS, ONE HAWK BATTERY, ONE LARGE COMPOSITE
HELICOPTER UNIT, NUMEROUS SUPPLY AND TRANSPORT UNITS, ONE
LARGE LOGISTICAL SUPPORT AREA, NUMEROUS ENGINEER UNITS, ONE
COMMAND POST, AND AT LEAST TWO LARGE INFANTRY UNITS. (SWN)
IRANIAN FORCES DEPLOYED NORTHEAST AND EAST OF AL BASRAH
ALONG THE NORTH-SOUTH PORTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER
(ITEM C) INCLUDED ELEMENTS OF ONE ARMORED BRIGADE, THREE
SPG BATTALIONS, AND AT LEAST TWO INFANTRY UNITS. (SWN)
OPPOSING IRAQI FORCES DEPLOYED NORTHWEST OF AL BASRAH AND
EAST OF ASH SHUWAYYIB (ITEM 1) INCLUDED TWO ARMORED
BRIGADES, FIVE SPG BATTALIONS, EIGHT FA BATTALIONS, TWO
MULTIPLE ROCKET LAUNCHER (MRL) BATTERIES, NUMEROUS SUPPLY
AND TRANSPORT UNITS, ONE ENGINEER UNIT, AND AT LEAST TWO
INFANTRY UNITS. THE PORTION OF THESE UNITS ON THE SOUTHERN
MAJNOON ISLAND INCLUDED ONE TANK BATTALION, ONE MECHANIZED
INFANTRY BATTALION, AND ONE INFANTRY UNIT. (SWN)
IRAQI FORCES DEPLOYED NORTH OF AL BASRAH ASTRIDE THE
EAST-WEST PORTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER (ITEM 2)
INCLUDED TWO TANK BATTALIONS, ONE MECHANIZED INFANTRY
COMPANY, ONE FA BATTERY, AND ONE INFANTRY UNIT. THE
PORTION OF THESE UNITS WHICH REMAINED DEPLOYED IN IRAN
INCLUDED ONE INFANTRY UNIT. (SWN)
IRAQI FORCES DEPLOYED NORTHEAST OF AL BASRAH ALONG THE
NORTH-SOUTH PORTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER (ITEM 3)
INCLUDED MAJOR ELEMENTS OF TWO ARMORED DIVISIONS, ONE SPG
BATTALION, ELEVEN FA BATTALIONS, TWO MRL BATTERIES, AND AT
LEAST ONE LARGE INFANTRY UNIT. (SWN)
IRAQI FORCES DEPLOYED NORTH AND EAST OF AL BASRAH, BETWEEN
THE DEFENSIVE WATER BARRIER AND THE SHATT AL ARAB, (ITEM 4)
INCLUDED SEVEN FA BATTALIONS, ONE FA BATTERY, AND AT LEAST
ONE INFANTRY UNIT. POOR IMAGE INTERPRETABILITY AND HAZE
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PRECLUDED A COMPLETE ASSESSMENT OF IRAQI FORCES DEPLOYED IN
THIS AREA. (SWN)
IRAQI FORCES DEPLOYED NORTH OF AL BASRAH, IN SUPPORT OF
THESE FRONTLINE UNITS (ITEM 5) INCLUDED ONE ARMORED
BRIGADE, TWO MECHANIZED INFANTRY BRIGADES, ONE SPG
BATTALION, TWO FA BATTALIONS, THREE SA-6 BATTALIONS, ONE
LARGE LOGISTICAL SUPPORT AREA, ONE COMMAND POST, AND
NUMEROUS INFANTRY UNITS. (SWN)
IRAQI FORCES DEPLOYED NORTHWEST OF AL BASRAH, ON THE SOUTH
BANK OF THE SHATT AL ARAB (ITEM 6), INCLUDED ONE HEAVY-LIFT
TRANSPORT BATTALION. (SWN) (PERSIAN GULF SECTION)
3. BE NONE, COORDINATES NONE (U)
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