AL BASRAH BATTLE AREA IRAQ-IRAN BORDER

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 16, 2010
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• Publication Date: March 8, 1985
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TURABAH
IRAQ-IRAN BORDER
PONTON BRIDGES
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IRAQI TANK COMPANY
AREA OF ARTILLERY IMPACTS
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AL LASRAH BATTLE AREA
IRAQ-IRAN BORDER
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1. SIGNIFICANCE: IRAN IS PREPARING TO LAUNCH AN OFFENSIVE NEAR
THE - iFAJNOON ISLANDS. (ShN)
2. REMARKS: EXTENSIVE PREPARATIONS FOR AN IRANIAN OFFENSIVE ARE
OBSERVED JUST NORTH CF THE MAJNOON ISLANDS. TWO LARGE PONTON
BRIDGES ARE BEING EXTENDED ACROSS THE MARSH FROM AN IRANIAN
CAUSEWAY TOWARDS AN IRAQI CAUSEWAY (GRAPHIC 2). BOTH BRIDGES
EXTEND FROM NEAR 31-17N 047-43E 10 31-17N 047-40E AND CURRENTLY
TERMINATE ABOUT 3 NM ShORT OF THE IRAQI CAUSEWAY. A NARROWER
PONTON BRIDGE, POSSIBLY FOR INFANTRY, IS BEING BUILT NEAR
31-23N 047-46E. TWO WELLINGTON AIR CUSHION VEhICLES (ACV), THE
FIRST 16 BE DEPLOYED IN ThIS AREA IN OVER A YEAR, ARE IN
REVETTED POSITIONS NEAR THE NARROW PONTON BRIDGE (GRAPHIC 3).
ACV NAVE BEEN USED TO TRANSPORT TROOPS ACROSS THE MARSH. IRAN
IS ALSO CONSTRUCTING TWO HELIPORTS EAST OF THE MARSH (ONE ON
GRAPhIC 4), AND NUMEROUS DEFENSIVE AND LOGISTICAL POSITIONS.
ADDITIONAL COMBAT AND SUPPORT UNITS APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN
DEPLOYED IN 1h1S AREA. 1hIS ACTIVITY APPEARS 10 BE NEW SINCE
MID-FEBRUARY. (ShN)
IRAQ HAS RESPONDED BY SHELLING 1hE NEW IRANIAN DEPLOYMENT AREAS
AND BY REINFORCING IhE STRATEGIC NORTh-SOUTH ROAD BETWEEN THE
TOWNS OF IURABAH AND QALAI SALIh. Al LEAST THREE TANK
COMPANIES hAVE DEPLOYED THERE, AND Al LEAST THREE BIVOUACS
CONTAINING BENTS AND SUPPCRI VEHICLES HAVE ALSO BEEN
ESTABLISHED (GRAPHICS 5 f 6) (NOT ALL ON GRAPHIC). (SWN)
3. BE N/A, COORDINATES N/A (C)
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