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

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• Publication Date: March 28, 1984
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DISPOSITIONS
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11 2 ARMORED BDES
4 FA BNS
INF UNITS
2 SA-2 BNS
SUPPLY AND TRANSPORT UNITS
21 1 ARMORED BDE
1 MECH INF BDE
1 MECH INF BN.
4 FA BNS
SUPPLY AND TRANSPORT UNITS
31 1 ARMORED BOE
2 TANK BNS
3 FA BNS
INF UNITS
SUPPLY AND TRANSPORT UNITS
41 1 TANK BN
LOGISTICAL SUPPORT AREA
SUPPLY AND TRANSPORT UNRS
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IRANIAN AND IRAQI TP.OOP DISPOSITIONS
AL APIARAH AREA, IRAQ
Z-17377/84
NPIC/IEG (3/84)
28 MARCH 1984
1. SIGNIFICANCE: A DECREASE IN IRANIAN
BS R D THE AL AMARAH AREA
(SWP1)
2 . P.EPiARKS : (PROVIDED
~L?E?TE COVERAGE OF TH I N ND I A I FOF.CES DEPLOYED
I N THE AL AI`1ARAII AF.EA . CONFIRMED
THAT AN IRAQI BP?IP EQUIPPED P4ECIIAPIIZED INFAPdTRY BRIGADE HAD
VACATED IT'S POSITIOPI NORTHEAST OF AL AI`1AP.AIi AND JUST PIEST
OF PASGAI(-E FAKEII. THIS BRIGADE PROBABLY DEPLOYED SOUTH TO
TIIE EAST BANK OF TIIE TIGRIS R IVF:R IN TIIF. AL BASRAII RATTLE
SECTOR APPROXIMATELY 46 NPI NOP.TIIVJEST OF AL BASP.AH. IN
ADDITION, THREE IRAQI SA-6 BATTALIONS HAP, VACATED THEIR
POSITIONS PlEST OF PASGAI(-E FAKER (OP1E $ATTALIOPI) AND
' ~ H .AN I (TWO BATTALIONS )
RMED THAT AN I RAPd I AN HAP7K BATTERY
t10F.THEAST OF AL AP?4AP.AH, IN THE
VICINITY OF EYN-E KH01'lSH, HAD DEPARTED. THE HAWK BATTERY
PROBABLY DEPLOYED SOUTII TO THE AL BASRAH BATTLE SECTOR.
ONE IF,ANIAN TANK BATTALION AND ONE MECHANIZED IP7FANTPY
COPIPANY HAD DEPARTED FP.OD1 THEIR POSITIONS IN TIIE VICINITY
OF CIIENANEH IN ADDITION, AN IRANIAN CONV(`Y
OF APPROXIMATELY 70 VEIIICLES WAS SEEN BETI~IiEEN CHENANEH AP1D
CIIAZABEH TRAVELING IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION. TIIE CONVOY,
CONSISTED OF 16 HEAVY-LIFT TRANSPORTERS 1'JITH ARI`tORED
VEI{ICLES, APPROXIIvIATELY 40 TRUCKS, AND 13 BUSES. 1.9INOR
REPOSITIONING OF THE REMAINING IRANIAN AND IP.AQI FOF.CES YlAS
OBSERVED OVER THE ENTIRE AL AMARAH BATTLE SECTOR. NO
SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN THE FORWARD EDGE OF TEIE BATTLE AREA
(FEBA) 1'JERE OBSERVED IN TIIIS SECTOP.
IRANIAN FORCES REPIAINED IN CONTROL OF THE RIDGELINE
NORTIEAST OF AL AP4ARAIi, PJEST OF TIIE IRAN- IRAQ RORDEP..
ADDITIONALLY, IRAQI FORCES REPIAINED IPd CONTF.OL OF IRANIAN
TERRITORY EAST-NORTHEAST OF AL APIAF.AH, EAST OF THE
IRA11-IP.AQ BORDER. (S1'!N)
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IRANIAN FORCES DEPLOYED ALOr7G THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER
BETPJEEr1 CHAZABEH AND PASGAII-E FA}:EII, INCLUDED ONF. TANK
COr1PANY , AT LEAST TIVO INFANTRY Urd ITS , AND NUI`1EROUS SUPPLY
Ar1D TRANSPORT UNITS (ITEM A) . (SIVN)
IRANIAN FORCES DEPLOYED NORTHEAST OF PASGAII-E FAKEH,
INCLUDED ONE TANK COA1PArJY, ONE P?1ECIIANIZED INFANTRY
BATTALION1, ONE SELF-PROPELLED GUN (SPG) BATTALION, ONE
FIELD ARTILLERY (FA) BATTALION, AT LEAST TV10 INFANTRY
UNITS, AND NUMEROUS SUPPLY AND TRANSPORT UNITS (ITE1`1 B).
(S6'!N)
IRANIArd FOP.CES DEPLOYED ASTF.IDE THE INTERNATIONAL BOP.DER Ird
T}IE VICINITY OF SHAIIRANI , INCLUDED ONE TANK COr1PANY, TWO
SPG BATTALIONS, ONE FA BATTERY, AT LEAST TI'JO INFANTRY Ur1ITS
AND NUI`1EROUS SiIPPLY APID TRANSPORT iIN ITS (ITF.1`1 C) . (SPJN )
IP.ArdIArl FOP.CES DEPLOYED, Ir1 TIIE CHENAIdEII AF.F:A IrICLIIDED A
LOGISTICAL SUPPOP.T AREA AND NI1riEROiIS SiIPPLY AND TRANSPORT
UNITS (ITEr1 D) . (S1'Ji1)
IRAr1IAN FOF.CES DEPLOYED IN THE VICINITY OF EYN-E KI-fOhISI-I,
INCLUDED A LOGISTICAL SUPPORT AREA AND NUr1ER0US SUPPLY AND
TRANSPOPT UNITS (ITEP1 E) . (SIVN )
OPPOSING IRAQI FORCES DEPLOYED ALOr1G THE INTERNATIONAL
BORDER BETWEEN CHAZABEH AND PASGAH-E FAKEH, INCLUDED
ELEr?IErJTS OF TWO ARr?tORED BRIGADES, FOUP. FA BATTALIONS, AT
LEAST TIVO INFANTRY UNITS, TIVO SA-2 BATTALIONS, AND
r1UD4EP0US SUPPLY AND TRANSPORT UNITS (ITEI`1 1) . (SVJN )
IP.AQI FORCES DEPLOYED NORTH OF PASGAII-E FAKEIi ASTRIDE T}}E
IrdTERNATIOrdAL BORDEF., INCLUDED ELEDIENTS OF ONE ARr10RED
BF.IGADE, ONE MECIIArJIZED INFANTRY BRIGADE, ELEr1ENTS OF Or1E
PIECHANIZED INFANTRY RATTALIOrJ, FOUR FA BATTALIONS, AND
NUr1ER0iIS SUPPLY ArJD TRANSPORT UNITS (ITErt 2) . (SI'JrJ )
IP.AQI FORCES DEPLOYED 1^!F,ST OF SI{AIIRANI, INCLUDED ONE
ARr10RED BP.I GADE, TI'JO TANK BATTALIONS , TIIREE FA BATTALIONS ,
AT LEAST TIVO INFANTRY UNITS, AND NU)`1EROUS SUPPLY AND
Tf'ANSPOP.T l-NITS (iTI~" 3) . (SI'dr
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IRAQI FORCES DEPLOYED IP~iD1EDIATELY NORTH OF AL AMARAH, IN
SUPPORT OF TIIESF. FRONTLINE PORGY'S, IPICLUDF;D ONE TANK
BATTALIOPI, ONE LARGE LOGISTICAL SUPPOP.T AREA, AND NUP4EROUS
Si1PPLY .T UNITS (ITET1 4) . (SPIN) (PEPS IAN GULP
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