IRANIAN OFFENSIVE AHVAZ-KHORRAMSHAHR AREA, IRAN (SANITIZED)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82T00709R000101390001-3
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• Original Classification: S
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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 21, 2010
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: May 11, 1982
• Content Type: REPORT

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AHVAZ-KHORRAMSHAHR AREA, IRAN
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IRANIAN ADVANCE
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NPIC/PEG (05/82)
AHVAZ-K 0 S HR , IRAN
1. (S/D) SIGNIFICANCE: IRANIAN FORCES CONTINUE TO ADVANCE UPON
IRAQI POSITI NS IN THE AHVAZ-KHORRAMSHAHR AREA.
2. (S/D) REMARKS: SINCE THE IRANIANS HAVE ADVANCED
SOUTH ON HE IRAN-IRAQ BORDER AND ALONG THE
AHVAZ-KHORRAMSHAHR HIGHWAY TO APPROXIMATELY 30-32-OON
048-10-OOE. THE IRANIANS NOW OCCUPY AT LEAST A 10 TIM SECTOR OF
THE BORDER FROM 30-43-OON 048-02-OOE TO 30-32-OON 048-02-OOE.
NO IRANIAN UNITS HAVE CROSSED THE BORDER INTO IRAQ.' MAJOR
ELEMENTS OF AT LEAST ONE IRAQI DIVISION ARE IMMEDIATELY WEST OF
THE BORDER, WHERE NUMEROUS DEFENSIVE POSITIONS ARE UNDER
CONSTRUCTION. THE IRAQIS HAVE COMPLETED THE PONTON BRIDGE
CROSSING THE SHATT AL ARAB JUST WEST OF KHORRAMSHAHR AT
30-28-OON 48-03-OOE. THIS BRIDGE COULD BE USED AS A LINE OF
SUPPLY OR A LINE OF RETREAT FOR IRAQI FORCES IN KHORRAMSHAHR.
ONLY LIGHT IRAQI FORCES ARE OBSERVED BETWEEN THE IRANIAN UNITS
ON THE BORDER AND THE SHATT AL ARAB.
IN ADDITION, THE IRAQIS HAVE WITHDRAWN FROM POSITIONS
APPROXIMATELY 10 NM SOUTHWEST OF AHVAZ IN THE VICINITY OF
31-20-OON 048-20-OOE SINCE UNITS WITHDRAWN INCLUDE 25X1
AT LEAST A BRIGADE-SIZE ARMOR FORCE AND FOUR ARTILLERY
BATTALIONS. LIGHT IRANIAN VEHICULAR TRAFFIC IS PRESENT ON
ROADS IN THE AREA. NO EVIDENCE OF HEAVY FIGHTING IS OBSERVED.
THIS MAY INDICATE A COMPLETE IRAQI WITHDRAWAL FROM THE SALIENT
WEST AND SOUTHWEST OF AHVAZ; HOWEVER, PARTIAL COVERAGE
PRECLUDES A COMPLETE ASSESSMENT OF FORCES IN THIS AREA.
3. BE N/A, COORDINATES N/A
COMMENTS AND QUERIES REGARDING THIS BRIEFING BOARD MAY BE
DIRECTED TO THE NPIC/PEG OPERATIONS OFFICER.
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed ana-
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and must be considered valid only for the reporting period as indicated by the date of issue.
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