IRANIAN AND IRAQI TROOP DISPOSITIONS MANDALI/NAFT-E SHAH AREA, IRAQ(SANITIZED)

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• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 3, 2011
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: November 24, 1982
• Content Type: REPORT

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IRANIAN AND IRAQI TROOP DISPOSITIONS
1. (SWN) SIGNIFICANCE: IRANIAN AND IRAQI TF.OOP DISPOSITIONS
u ~>tfe T nr~n rr>Urue eTr_~n I N THE MANDAL I /NAFT -E SHAH AREA ON
2 . ( SWN ) RET~ARKS : PROVIDED
PARTIAL COVERAGE OF THE IRANIAN AND IRAQI FORCES DEPLOYED
IN THE 1`".ANDALI/NAFT-E SHAH AREA. IRANIAN FORCES REMAINED
IN CONTROL OF THE RIDGELINE ALONG THE IRAN-IRAQ BORDER
NORTHEAST OF 1.1ANDALI, AND IRAQI FORCES REMAINED IN CONTROL
OF THE. IRANIAN SALIENT IN THE NAFT-E SHAII AREA.
(SWN) IRANIAN FORCES, WHOSE LEAD ELEMENTS WERE DEPLOYED
ALONG THE IRAN-IRAQ BORDER FAST-NORTI~EAST AND NORTH OF
P4ANDALI, INCLUDED THREE TANK PLATOONS, ONE MECHANIZED
INFANTRY PLATOON, ONE SELF-P.ROPELI,ED GiJN BATTERY, 12 FIELD
ARTILLERY BATTERIES, ONE LOGISTICAL SUPPLY AREA, ONE.
FiELICOPTER i1NIT, AND AT LEAST TFIREE INFANTRY UNITS.
(SVJN) IRAQI FORCES WHOSE LEAD ELEMENTS WERE DEPLOYED ALONG
THE IRAN-IRAQ BORDER, NORTH AND EAST OF h1ANDALI, INCLUDED
ELEMENTS OF TWO TANK BATTALIOPIS, ONE FIELD ARTILLERY
BATTALION, AND TWO INFANTRY UNITS.
(SWN) IRAQI FORCES, WHOSE LEAD ELEMENTS WERE. DEPLOYED
ALONG TNF IRAN-IF.AQ BORDER, BOTH NORTH AND SOUTH OF NAFT-E
SHAH, INCLUDED FOUR TANK COMPANIES, ONE TANK PLATOON, FIVE
FIELD ARTILLERY BATTERIES, AND AT LEAST ONE LARGE INFANTRY,
UNIT. T{ti'0 TANK COMPANIES AND OP1E INFANTRY UNIT OF THESE.
FORCES RED~IAINED DEPLOYED IN IRAN, IN TIIE VICINITY OF NAFT-E
SHAH.
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed ana-
lytical work. Their use should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for
and must be considered valid only for the reporting period as indicated by the date of issue.
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(S~+1N) IF,AQI FORCES DEPLOYED NORTHWEST AND SOUTHEAST OF
MANDALI IN SUPPORT OF THESE FORWARD ELEMENTS INCLUDED ONE
TANK PLATOOPJ, TWO FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALIONS, FOUR FIELD
ARTILLERY BATTF.P.IES, ONE MULTIPLE-ROCKET-LAUNC R BATTERY
AND ONE SA-2 BATTALION. (PERSIAN GULF SECTION
3. (U) TAE NONE, COORDINATES NOPdE
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed ana-
lytical work. Their use should be restricted to the particular briefing boardls) they were prepared for
and must be considered valid only for the reporting period as indicated by the date of issue.
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