IRAQ/IRAN MILITARY SUMMARY (SANITIZED)

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• Publication Date: November 14, 1980
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IRAQ/IRAN MILITARY SUMMARY,
I. (S/D) This report updates the most recent' in a series of imagery-derived reports on the Iraq/Iran
conflict This report discusses deployed ground forces
in the forward area, rear garrison units (Figure 1), airfields, naval bases, commercial shipping, POL
facilities, and related activity in Saudi Arabia. Military unit designators and subordination (where used)
are derived from collateral sources.' Acronyms and abbreviations are defined in a glossary at the end of
the report. Additional reports will be issued as the situation changes.
2. (S/D) Imagery of the forward areas of conflict during the reporting period showed no change in
the disposition of Iraqi or Iranian forces in the Dezful area. No significant activity was observed on
limited coverage of the Khorramshahr/Abadan and Qasr-E Shirin areas.
3. (S/D) Seven Iraqi and 14 Iranian rear area garrisons/facilities were imaged. Most of the captured
Iranian equipment had been removed from the area next to the stadium in Baghdad, Iraq. Iranian helicop-
ter activity was observed at four facilities in the Tehran area.
4. (S/D) Two Iraqi and 17 Iranian airfields were imaged. The major Iranian F-14 base at Shiraz
remained undamaged.
5. (S/D) No Iraqi naval facilities were imaged. Naval activity was seen at four Iranian facilities.
6. (S/D) Nine Iraqi and 18 Iranian POL-related facilities were imaged. New damage was observed at
three Iraqi and one Iranian facility.
7. (S/D) Related activity included vehicular traffic at the Iranian/Turkish border transshipment
point near Bazargan, Iran, and the identification of a Soviet-bloc arms carrier in Saudi Arabia.
GROUND FORCE ACTIVITY
Iraq/Iran Forward Areas
8. (S/D) Along the Shatt Al Arab, 12 nm southeast of Abadan near Khosrowabad, Iran, no Iraqi or
Iranian ground force units were observed in cloud-free areas
9. (S/D) Elements of two Iraqi tank brigades remained 13.5 nm west of Dezful
One of the tank brigades was previously reported as a mechanized infantry brigade. Additional
Iraqi units observed included a tank battalion, an FA battalion, an FA battery, two SA-6 battalions, and a
possible CP 17 nm west of Dezful. Elements of a tank company, an FA battalion, a mechanized infantry
company, and an engineer unit were in this area The Iranian forces, which remained west of
the Karkheh River, consisted of two tank companies and a mechanized infantry platoon.
10. (S/D) The Iraqi force 14.5 nm southwest of Dezful and immediately west of Shush was still
present This force consisted of three tank battalions and a mechanized infantry battalion
and appeared to be brigade sized.
II (S/D) Elements of the Iraqi tank brigade 8 to 12 nm west of Shush were still presen
These forces consisted of one tank battalion, two mechanized infantry companies, two mecha-
nized infantry platoons, three FA battalions, a possible CP, and one engineer battalion. Air defense for
this force was being provided by at least two SA-6 battalions. Units in this area are believed to be the
headquarters and several maneuver elements of an Iraqi armor division.
12. (S/D) Iranian forces deployed southwest of Dezful in the Shush area consisted of three tank
platoons, one mechanized infantry platoon, and one SP gun battalion. A tank company and three SP gun
batteries were presen
13. S/D) Iranian forces within 10 nm of Dezful, stretching from the northwest to the southwest
quadrant, consisted of one tank battalion, one tank battalion-minus, two tank companies, one tank
platoon, one mechanized infantry platoon, two SP gun batteries, and four FA batteries. The probable CP
remained in ravines immediately northwest of the city. Only one of the AA sites near Vahdati AB Airfield
was imaged. Although force strengths in the Shush and Dezful areas remained essentially
unchanged, there was some repositioning of units; however, haze precluded a detailed analysis of the
entire area.
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14. (S/D) The status of equipment in the Dezful Barracks and Brigade Headquarters
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Qasr-E Shirin Area
15. (S/D) Iraqi forces were observed deployed in an area north and northeast of Qasr-E ShirinL_
These forces consisted of one FA battalion supported by two AA batteries 16 nm
northeast of Qasr-E Shirin and one SA-6 battalion 4 nm north of Qasr-E Shirin. A field logistics' supply
point consisting of approximately 150 trucks was in Iraq, 8 nm northwest of Qasr-E Shirin. No Iranian
forces were observed in the area.
16. (S/D) Sar-E Pol-E Zah rigade Headquarters and Depot still
appeared to be in Iranian control No increase in equipment levels, new unit arrivals, or
further unit departures were observed at the installation. Elements of the armor brigade (at least 40 tanks,
65 APCs, and 150 trucks) remained in garrison. An AH-1 helicopter was observed on the parade field. One
battery of four probable 155mm SP howitzers M I09A 1 was deployed approximately 3 nm northwest of the
barracks area at 34-22-ION 045-55-57E. An SP battery was observed in this are
17. (S/D) The area occupied by the Iraqi force east and southeast of Qasr-E Shirin
Iraq
18. (S/D) One mechanized infantry platoon and one six-gun FA battery were deployed in revetments
approximately 4.5 nm west of Al Faw, at 29-58-40N 048-25-30E,
19. (S/D) Elements of two tank battalions were observed at Az Zubayr Barracks and Brigade Headquar-
ters Southwest These battalions had not been present
20. (S/D) Fifty-three cargo trucks were observed dispersed at As Samawah Military Area
21. (S/D)I lat least 29 BMP APCs, 16 BTR-60 APCs, and 18
armored vehicles departed the transshipment depot at Baghdad Barracks School Corps Brigade Headquarters
Depot Rashid During the same time period, at least 37 tanks arrived at the depot. Nine van
trucks operationally deployed in the communications battalion area were no longer present. Two
T-72-equipped tank battalions, four PMP bridge companies, major elements of the communications battalion, i
and a heavy lift battalion remained out of garrison.
22. (S/D) Most of the captured Iranian equipment had been removed from the area next to the stadium 2
nm north of this installation. Only four tanks and 11 armored vehicles remained in the area where at least 60
tanks and five tank transporters had been observed
23. (S/D) Elements of at least a tank company, a ZSU-23/4 battery, and a CP were identified in the
Baghdad Army Post Palace Guard and in the vicinity of the palace Major
equipment included at least 20 medium tanks, three ZSU-23/4 SPAA guns, one possible net-covered R-400
radio-relay antenna, and one possible CP.
24. (S/D) An artillery battery departed Kani Miran Military Camp
Kirkuk,
Thirty-two trucks were in revetments or were ispersed throughout
25. (S/D) The SA-3 equipment at Kirkuk SA-3 SAM Site Northeast
This equipment was last observed
26. (S/D) Training activity continued at Tabriz Barracks and Training Center
50 nm northeast of
Numerous personnel and several vehicles (one bus, one van, one light utilit vehicle, and two
one bus, two light utility vehicles, and three sedan were at the small-
arms firing range immediately south of the barracks area. A convoy of 12 cargo trucks, assembled just inside the
northern entrance to the installation had departed by the following day. An increased number
of jeeps and buses were also observed near the vehicle sheds in the northernmost portion of the barracks area on
both dates.
27. (S/D) Approximately 18 light utility vehicles arrived in a parking area in the eastern section of Shiraz
Barracks and Training Center Northeast No unusual
activity was observed at Shiraz Barracks Area South and Shiraz Barracks Training Center
and Brigade Headquarter
28. AS/D) Helicopters departed four areas around Tehran during the reporting period.
four of the seven AB-214 helicopters departed Tehran Barracks and National Defense University
Qasr-E Qajarl
Headquarters Bach E Shah
Barracks Jamshidiyeh
one CH-47 helicopter departed Tehran Barracks and Special Forces Brigade
and one of the three AB-214s departed Tehran Military Police
One AB-214 departed Zendan-E Qasr Prison between
One AB-214 and three Jet Ranger helicopters remained at the prison. No unusual activity or
changes were observed at five additional ground forces installations in Tehra rl~
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29. (S/D) A large number of personnel were training on the parade ground and adjacent open field at
Zahedan Barracks Area , In addition, 23 M-60 tanks, 36 BMP, 28
BTR-60, 14 BTR-50, an 1 N - I APCs, 15 M 109 SP guns, and four M-577 command vehicles were observed
at the garrison.
AIR ACTIVITY
30. (S/D) Two Iraqi and 17 Iranian airfields were imaged (Figure 5). No new damage was observed at any
of the airfields.
Shatt Al Arab
COMMERCIAL SHIPPING
40. (S/D) Heavy clouds limited observation of the Shatt Al Arab on 1 November, Only one freighter,
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31. (S/D) No significant change was observed on partial coverage of Kirkuk Airfield) and
Rasheed Airfield
Iran
32. (S/D) Six airfields in the Tehran area, ten airfields along the southern coast of Iran, and one aban
doned airfield near Yazd
33. (S/D) Military aircraft at Shiraz International Airfield
included II F-14s (one on the taxiway); one possible F-14 in a hangarette; four P-3s; ten C-130s; five probable
AB-214 helicopters; and two small, straight-wing aircraft, No aircraft were on the alert aprons. One 707, two F-
27s, and two small, straight-wing aircraft were in the civil terminal area. A Falcon was taxiing toward the large
military parking apron. Approximately 58 POL trucks were lined up at the main entrance to the administration
area. Three 35mm AA gun sites and eight ZU-23 AA sites were still defensively deployed around the airfield.
34. (S/D) At Tehran Doshan/Tappeh Airfield Othree C-130s and five F-27s were present
Approximately 50 personnel were at the rear of one of the C-I30s. Only one C-I30 and Iwo F-
27s were present The Rapier sites remained occupied.
35. (S/D) Two transporters (one with an unidentified piece of equipment), two probable generators, three
probable vans, and four canvas-covered vehicles/pieces of equipment were observed at Semnan New Airfield
This equipment is not usually seen at this airfield.
36.
(S D) One vehicle was observed on the west end of the runway at Manzariyeh Airfield
he vehicle had not been present
37. (S/D) No significant change was observed at the following airfields.
Bandar Abbas NAS Airfield
Bandar Abbas International
Bushehr Airfield
Chah Bahar Airfield
Chah Bahar AB Airfield
Khark Island Airfield P
Kish Airfield
Lavan Airfiel
Lengeh Airfiel
Yazd Airfield[
Manzariyeh Airfield
Mahrabad West Airfield
Tehran SW Airstrip
Iran
Base
Airfield
NAVAL ACTIVITY
38. (S/D) Two Wellington LCMAs and four Winchester PBA/PCFAs were at Khark Island Hovercraft
This was a decrease of one Wellington LCMA
e La Combattante-IIB (Kamen) PTG and one PF-103 PF were underway off Khark Island
39. (S/D) Heavy haze covered Bushehr Naval Base Two La Combat-
tante IIB (Kamen) PTGs had probably departed, and one possible PF-103 PF had arrived at the base since 4
November, Vessels in port included two possible PF-103 PFs, seven probable La Combattante-IIB (Kamen)
PTGs, and at least seven MK-III PBs.
41. (S/D) Near the mouth of the Shatt Al Arab, at Al Faw Port Facilities
one bulk carrier and one coastal/small freighter remained at the piers, while two freighters and one
probable nker were moored in midriver. No damage was observed at the port.
Iran
42. (S/D) Four Wellington LCMAs, five bulk cargo ships, one small tanker, and numerous barges and
small craft were at Bandar-E Shahpur Port Facilities A floating crane was
adjacent to a small, capsized vessel near the bulk loading pier. One Wellington LCMA arrived in port, and one
bulk cargo ship departed
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been set up in the far western portion of the facility. The FA and AAA guns observed in the rail yard______ 25X1
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near the transshipment area could not be determined. Approximately 24 of the 52 cargo trucks that had been
scattered throughout an open area at the north edge of the port facilities had been moved to two
areas immediately north of the open storage area. The remainder of the trucks were parked along the edges of
the open storage area. The vehicles previously identified on railcars within the port facility were no longer
present. The mobile electronics site had been relocated from north of the transshipment area to an area on the
western side of the port facility. An RH-53 helicopter was observed in flight,
44, (S/D) Three medium general cargo ships, one small general cargo ship, and a Raffello APB were
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45. (S/Dl One Battle DDG and one Heneham LST departed Bandar Abbas Port Facilities Suru
the Battle DDG, one PGM-71 PGM, and one
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PBs, three PBRs, one Hengham LST (in the large graving dock), one Bandar Abbas AORL, one Kangan AWK,
a Michaelangelo APB, one Amphion AR, and one ARD-T.
46. (S/D) In addition to the naval activity, commercial ship activity was also observed at this port. Six
medium bulk cargo ships (one being towed out of port), three medium general cargo ships, one container ship,
and one coastal/small freighter were in port two medium hulk
cargo ships, one container ship, and a coastal/small freighter arrived in port, and one medium bulk cargo ship,
three medium general cargo ships, and one coastal/small freighter departed.
47, (S/D) One tanker, two medium qeneral cargo ships, and two medium bulk carriers were in a holding
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48, (S/D) Three medium bulk carriers, three medium general cargo ships, and one small general cargo
ship were at the quay at Shah Bandar Abbas Port Facilities Material from 25X1
six of the ships was being unloaded onto trucks, Five additional medium general cargo ships and one medium
bulk cargo ship were moored in the protective anchorage. Material was being unloaded from two of these
vessels onto barges. Only two medium general cargo ships had been in the anchorage he three
medium bulk carriers and three medium general cargo ships seen at the quay had departed.
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POL FACILITIES
49. (S/D) Nine Iraqi facilities were observed-five in the southeastern portion of the country, two in
Baghdad, and two in Kirkuk (Figure 7). Eighteen Iranian facilities were imaged- 14 in the southwestern portion
of the country, two on Lavan Island, one in Tehran, and one in Tabriz. New damage was observed at three Iraqi
and one Iranian POL-related facility during the reporting period.
Iraq
50. (S/D) The sea island POL transfer facility at Khor Al Amava POL Terminal was
extensively damaged All four of the loading islands
were blackened and appeared to be seriously damaged. Several walkways and pipelines were damaged/de-
51. (S/D) Extensive damage was observed at Mina Al Bakir Port Facilities
The POL loading arms at one of the four loading islands were destroyed, and the
three other loading islands were blackened by fire. Additionally, the helicopter/housing area was partially
destroyed.
52. (S/D) One large POL tank had been burned, resulting in some structural damage at Al Faw Crude
Petroleum Storage
53. (S/D) No damage to the Baghdad Petroleum Refinery Ad Dawrah
partial coverage
damage.
as observed on
However, two warehouse-type buildings outside the facility had sustained roof
54. (S/D) One VLCC was moored offshore from Khark Island at the Iran Pan-American Oil Company
moored offsh
Khark Island
LCC was observed underway
A probable POL barge,
55. (S/D) A barge carrying eight large POL trucks
direction of Jazireh Ye Khark Naval Base
was being towed into the Persian Gulf from the
on the eastern shore of Khark Island,F_
56. S D The hydrocracking unit at Tabriz Petroleum Refinery
It appeared that this facility was no longer operational,
57. (S/D) No change in status was observed at the following facilities.
Iraq
Az Zubayr Pump Station Gas/Oil Separation and Storage
Az Zubayr Gas Oil Separation Plant No 1
Baghdad Petroleum Products Storage Ummal Adham
Baghdad Petroleum Refinery Ad Dawrah
Jabulur Degassing Station
Kirkuk Petroleum Storage Town
was destroyed between
Marun Gas Oil Separation Plant PU I
Marun Gas Oil Separation Plant PU 2
Marun Gas Oil Separation Plant PU 3
Marun Gas Oil Separation Plant PU 4
Marun Gas Oil Separation Plant PU 5
Marun Gas Oil Separation Plant No 6
Bandar E Mashur Petroleum Product Storage and Gas Plant
Bandar E Mashur Petroleum Pump Station
Bandar E Mashur Petroleum Storage North
Bandar E Mashur Petroleum Terming
Gach Saran Pump Station Gas Oil Separation Plant and Stora e
Gach Saran Topping and Stabilization Plant
Jazireh Ye Khark Petroleum Facilities
Tehran Petroleum Storage NIOC
Shiraz Petroleum Refinery
Jazireh Ye Lavan Petroleum opping an Gas Oil Separation Plant
Lavan Island Petroleum Terminal
58. (S /D) Some movement of vehicles at the US Embassy Tehran) I occurred
The two buses and one possible van previously observed in the northern parking area were
not present I a large bus had arrived in the northern parking area. A
fluctuation in the number of sedans within the compound was observed during the reporting period.
59. (S/D) The major border transshipment point on the Iranian/Turkish border near Bazargan, Iran,
appeared to be open and operational Approximately 300 trucks and 200 sedans were on the
Iranian side of the border, while approximately 140 trucks were inside Turkey. When the transshipment point
was last observedlpproximately 285 trucks were in Iran, and approximateiy 110 trucks were in
Turkey.
Saudi Arabia
60. (S/D) A Soviet-bloc Ivan Skuridin-class RO/RO arms carrier was observed at Juddah Port Facilities,
Saudi Arabia A Khudoznik Saryan-class containerized cargo
ship was also present. No military equipment was observed on either vessel or on the docks. The vessels had also
been presen
61. (S/D) Khabari Al Huwah AW Site 2.5 nm south of the Iraq/Saudi Arabia border,
was newly identified at 32-08-15N 039.29-47E The secured operational site included two
FLAT FACE radars, one SQUAT EYE radar, one probable R-400/404 radio-relay set, and six barracks under
construction. A probably related EW site 4 nm northwest of the AW site, at 32-10-30N 039-25-50E, included a
TOKEN-type radar and a possible SIDE NET radar. This site is probably Iraqi controlled, since this type of
Soviet radar equipment is not in the Saudi Arabian inventory.
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GLOSSARY OF
ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
I /iis glossary in is eniiren is t A(I.AS57f/f7)
AA Antiaircraft
AAA Antiaircraft artillery
Al) Air defense
AORL Small replenishment oiler
APB Barracks ship
APC Armored personnel carrier
AR Repair ship
ARD-D Floating drydock
ARD-T Auxiliary repair dock
AW Air warning
A W K Water carrier
AX Training ship
CP Command post
DD Destroyer
DDG Guided missile destroyer
DIW Dead in the water
EW Early warning
FA Field artillery
FFG Guided missile frigate
LCM Medium landing craft
ICU Utility landing craft
ISM Medium amphibious assault landing ship
1ST Amphibious vehicle landing ship
MRL Multiple rocket launcher
MSC Coastal minesweeper
MSF Fleet minesweeper
MSI Inshore minesweeper
NM Nautical miles
PACV Patrol air cushion vehicle
PB Patrol boat
PBA/PCFA Patrol boat air cushion
PBR River/roadstead patrol boat
PCL Small submarine chaser
PCS Submarine chaser
PF Patrol frigate
PGM Motor gunboat
PMP Heavy folding ponton bridge
PO1, Petroleum, oil, and lubricant
PTG Missile attack boat
RTP Rail-to-road transfer point
RO/RO Roll-on/roll-off
SAM Surface-to-air missile
SP Self-propelled
SPAA Self-propelled antiaircraft
SPG Self-propelled gun
SSM Surface-to-surface missile
TEI_ Transporter-erector-launcher
TMM Truck-mounted bridge
VLCC Very large crude carrier
MAPS OR CHARTS
DoD. Joint Operations Graphics, Various Sheets (UNCLASSIFIED, Distribution Restricted)
DOCUMENTS
1. NPIC. Z-20175/80, JAR-0312/80, Ira Iran Military Summary,
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2. DIA. DDB-1100-IZ-80, Ground Order of Battle: Iraq (U), Jan 80 (SECRET/~
DIA. DDB-I 100-IR-78, Ground Order of Battle: Iran (U), Aug 78 (SECREj
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