AL BASRAH BATTLE AREA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
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• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 21, 2011
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: February 27, 1984
• Content Type: MISC

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AL BA RAH BATTLE AREA
IRAQ-IRAN BORDER
Attachment to 2-10328/84
NPIC/PEG (2/84)
3 PART GRAPHIC
1. SIGNIFICANCE: REINFORCEMENTS FOR THE CURRENT IFANIAN OFFENSIVE
ARE OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 5 NM NORTH OF THE IRAQ-IRAN BORDER
AND 30 NM NORTH OF AL EASFAH IN THE VICINITY OF 31-05N
047-55E. (SWN)
2. REMARKS: AT LEAST ONE DEPLOYED TANK COMPANY (CO), ONE
SELF-PROPELLED ARTY EATTERY, AND ONE DEPLOYED ARTY BATTALION
ARE NEWLY IDENTIFIED AT 31-03N 047-55E THE 25X1
HAWK SITE UNDER CONSTRUCTION EETWEEN 10 AND 14 FEBRUARY AT
31-ION 048-03E (GRAPHIC 2) AND A FIELD DEPLOYED HAWK SITE AT
30-36N 048-11E ARE OPERATIONAL. AN IRANIAN INFANTRY UNIT IS
NEWLY DEPLOYED AT 31-11N 048-C9E (GRAPHIC 3). THIS UNIT
INCLUDE AT LEAST 40 DISPERSED BUSES, 200 SMALL TENTS, AND 50
UTILITY VEHICLE. A TANK COMPANY E NEWLY DEPLOYED
APPROXIMATELY 3 NM EAST OF THE IRANIAN INFANTRY UNIT. A SECOND
TANK COMPANY IS NEWLY DEPLOYED AT 31-03N 047-59E. CONSTRUCTION
CONTINUES ON SEVERAL BERME WITHIN THE AREA. (SWN)
AT LEAST 1C ARTY BURSTS AND APPROXIMATELY 60 NEW ARTY CF?ATEFSS
ARE NORTH OF THE FORWARD-EDGE-OF-THE-BATTLE-AREA IN THE
VICINITY OF THE IRANIAN FORCE-c. (SWN)
3. BE N/A, COORDINATE N/A
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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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