GROUND FORCE MOBILIZATION, IRAQ/IRAN (SANITIZED)

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Imagery analysis report
Ground Force Mobilization, Iraq/Iran
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GROUND FORCE MOBILIZATION, IRAQ/IRAN,
1. (S/D) This imagery-derived report summarizes the Iraqi and Iranian mobilization of major
ground force units between he report discusses the status of the home
garrisons, the departure dates of forces in preparation for or in reaction to the hostilities, and the
composition of the forces mobilized. Military unit designators and subordination (where used) are derived
from collateral sources.' This report supplements a previous imagery-derived report published in Decem-
ber 1980.2
2. (S/D) Major elements of at least six Iraqi divisions (four armor and two mechanized infantry)
were deployed from their home garrisons between (Figure 1). Four divisions were
garrisoned in central Iraq with headquarters at Baghdad, As Samanah, Baqubah, and Tikrit. The other
two were in southern Iraq with headquarters at Ad Diwaniyah and Az Zubayr. The departing divisional
elements included at least 34 tank battalions, 26 mechanized infantry battalions, and 18 artillery battal-
ions. In terms of military equipment, at least 1,200 tanks, 1,200 armored personnel carriers (APCs), and
300 artillery pieces left garrison. The combat units which left garrison departed with most, if not all, of
their equipment. However, a few armor units that included more than the standard number of tanks left
some tanks in garrison.
3. (S/D) The four Iraqi mountain infantry divisions deployed in northern Iraq and Kurdistan are
not addressed in this report.
4. (S/D) Major elements of at least six Iranian divisions (three armor and three infantry), three
brigades (one armor, one infantry, and one airborne , and six artillery groups/regiments departed their
home garrisons between One division was garrisoned in southwest Iran with
headquarters at Ahvaz, one in west-central Iran with headquarters at Kermanshah, three in the Tehran/
central Iran area with headquarters in Tehran and Qazvin, and one in northeastern Iran with headquarters
at Mashhad. The brigades and artillery groups/regiments were garrisoned in the Tehran area with head-
quarters in Tehran, in central Iran with headquarters in Khorramabad, Esfahan, and Shahreza, and in
south-central Iran with headquarters in Shiraz. The departing elements included at least 24 armor battal-
ions, 17 mechanized infantry battalions, and 41 artillery battalions. In terms of military equipment, at
least 400 tanks, 300 armored personnel carriers, and 300 artillery pieces left garrison.
5. (S/D) Most of the Iranian combat divisions that left garrisons did so with less than a full
complement of equipment. Most armor units initially departed garrisons with between 30 and 70 percent
of their tanks. However, one armor brigade departed garrison with 80 percent of its tanks (78 out of 98
tanks). The number of tanks remaining in some garrisons after the initial unit departures continued to
decline slowly, indicating that these tanks were probably either being repaired or receiving new crews.
Most mechanized infantry units of the armor divisions initially departed garrisons with 30 to 84 percent of
unit APCs. However, a few mechanized infantry units remained in garrison when the parent armor
brigades departed.
6. (S/D) Artillery units, in general, departed garrison with a higher percentage of unit equipment
than the armor units. Divisional artillery units departed with 55 to 90 percent of unit equipment, and
nondivisional artillery groups departed with 37 to 80 percent of their equipment. At least 12 artillery or
rocket launcher battalions departed garrison with all battalion equipment. The three 175mm self-propelled
(SP) gun battalions (36 guns) in the Iranian army departed garrisons with all equipment.
IRAQI GROUND FORCES
7. (S/D) Major elements of four armor divisions (the 3rd at Tikrit, the 6th at Baqubah, the 9th at As
Samanah, and the 10th at Baghdad) departed garrison in early/mid September (Figure 2 and Table 1).
8. (S/D) Elements of the 3rd Armor Division, at Tikrit in north-central Iraq, began departing
garrison between Major elements of two armor brigades and one mechanized infantry
brigade had departed by These brigades consisted of seven tank battalions, five mechanized
infantry battalions, and three artillery battalions. This division's SA-6 brigade had departed garrison by F-
9. S D Elements of the 6th Armor Division at Baqubah in east-central Iraq, departed garrison as
early as Major elements of two armor brigades and one mechanized infantry brigade had
departed garrison by These brigades consisted of six tank battalions, three mechanized
infantry battalions, and major elements of three artillery battalions. An increased level of activity related
to the mobilization of this division was seen at the brigade-level ammunition storage depot for the division
at Jalula as early as At that time, numerous ammunition crates and trucks were seen through-
out the facility (Figure 3).
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10. (S/D) Elements of the 9th Armor Division, at Baghdad in central Iraq, began departing garrison
between At least one tank battalion of the 42nd Armored Brigade at Saribadi was
observed forming a convoy in preparation to depart garrison on (Figure 4). Major elements
of two armor brigades departed garrison by These brigades consisted of six tank battalions,
two mechanized infantry battalions, and elements of three artillery battalions. The mechanized infantry
brigade at An Nasiriyah, not imaged until had also departed.
11. S D Elements of the 10th Armor Division at Baghdad in central Iraq began departing garrison
between Major elements of two armor brigades had departed garrison by
One of the armor brigades, the 17th Armor Brigade at Baghdad, is the only T-72 tank equipped
brigade in Iraq. These brigades consisted of at least four tank battalions, two mechanized infantry battal-
ions, and two artillery battalions. Elements of the mechanized infantry brigade at Al Kut were out of
garrison in August and were probably involved in the border skirmishing between Iran and Iraq during the
summer.
Mechanized Infantry Divisions
12. (S/D) Major elements of two mechanized infantry divisions (the 1st at Ad Diwaniyah and the
5th at Az Zubayr) departed garrison in mid-September (Figure 2 and Table 1)
13. (S/D) Elements of the 1st Mechanized Infantry Division, at Ad Diwaniyah in south-central Iraq,
began departing garrison between Major elements of two mechanized infantry bri-
gades and one armor brigade had departed garrison by These brigades consisted of seven
mechanized infantry battalions, five tank battalions, and four artillery battalions.
14. (S/D) Elements of the 5th Mechanized Infantry Division, at Az Zubayr in southern Iraq, proba-
bly began departing garrison between Major elements of two mechanized infantry
brigades and one armor brigade had departed garrison by One of the mechanized infantry
brigades, the 15th Mechanized Infantry Brigade at Az Zubayr, is the only OT-64 APC-equipped brigade in
Iraq. These brigades consisted of seven mechanized infantry battalions, five tank battalions, and at least
two artillery battalions.
Tactical Surface-To-Surface Missile Units
15. (S/D) Major elements of the SCUD and FROG brigades
parted garrison between
Baghdad probably departe
d their garrison between
In addition, major
at Khan Al Mahawil probably de-
elements of the SCUD brigade in
Figure 2 and Table 1).
IRANIAN GROUND FORCES
16. (S/D) Major elements of three armor divisions (the 81st at Kermanshah, the 92nd at Ahvaz and
the 16th at Qazvin) and one armor brigade (the 37th at Shiraz) departed garrison in late September and
early October. One armor division (the 88th at Zahedan) remained in garrison (Figure 5 and Table 2).
17. (S/D) Elements of the 81st Armor Division at Kermanshah began departing Garrison on
Major elements of three tank brigades (139 tanks and 88 APCs), and five artillery battalions
(42 155mm M-109A1 SP guns and 10 105mm field guns) had departed garrison by
18. (S/D) Elements of the 92nd Armor Division at Ahvaz began departing garrison on
Major elements of three tank brigades (at least 158 tanks and 75 APCs) and four artillery battalions (41
155mm M-109A1 SP guns) had departed garrison by Elements of this division defended
against the initial Iraqi advances on Ahvaz and Dezful.
19. (S/D) Elements of the 16th Armor Division at Qazvin began departing garrison on
= Elements of two tank brigades (65 tanks and 42 APCs) and three artillery battalions (32 155mm M-
109A 1 SP guns) had departed garrison by Elements of this division had widely different readiness
levels. For example, the tank brigade at Hamadan remained in garrison and dispersed its vehicles, while the
artillery battalion at this installation departed garrison with all of its equipment by
20. (S/D) The 37th Armor Brigade at Shiraz had departed garrison between
This armor training brigade deployed with 52 tanks and 39 APCs.
21. (S/D) The only armor division which remained in garrison was the 88th Armor Division at
Zahedan in southeastern Iran. This unit was a partially formed division and probably had a very low
readiness level.
Infantry Units
22. (S/D) Major elements of three infantry divisions (the 1st and 2nd in Tehran and the 77th in
Mashhad) and one infantry brigade (the 84th at Khorramabad) departed garrison between late September and
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early October (Figure 5 and Table 3). Major elements of two infantry divisions in Kurdistan (the 28th in
Sanandaj and the 64th in Rezaiyeh) remained in garrison or in their usual field deployment areas during the
period.
23. (S/D) Elements of the 1st Infantry Division in Tehran (formerly part of the Iranian Imperial
Guard) began departing garrison by 0 Major elements of an armor brigade (78 tanks), 25X1
elements of two infantry brigades, major elements of three artillery battalions, and an 8-inch towed
howitzer battery (28 artillery pieces) had departed garrison by The armor brigade, equipped with 98 25X1
British Chieftain tanks (Figure 6), departed garrison with 80 percent (78) of its tanks (Figure 7). This was the
highest percentage of tanks out of garrison observed in any Iranian armor brigade. The remaining 22 tanks were
dispersed within the installation,
24. (S/D) Elements of the 2nd Infantry Division in Tehran began departing garrison by
Elements of a probable armor brigade (16 tanks and 23 APCs) and one artillery battalion (16 155mm
M-109 Al SP guns) had departed garrison by
25. (S/D) Elements of the 77th Infantry Division in Mashhad were preparing to depart garrison on
13 September, a week prior to the Iraqi invasion (Figure 8 shows the tank battalion forming into a
convoy). Major elements of a tank battalion (33 tanks), three infantry brigades, and four artillery battal-
ions (54 artillery pieces) had departed garrison by Possible militia activity was observed in one 25X1
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26. S D The 84th Infantry Brigade at Khorramabad in southwestern Iran had departed garrison
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27. (S/D) Major elements of the 28th Infantry Division at Sanadaj and the 64th Infantry Division at
Rezaiyeh remained in their home garrisons and/or in their usual field deployment areas on
Increased defensive preparations were evident at several of the garrisons.
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28. (S/D) Major elements of the artillery training regiment at Esfahan and five artillery groups (the
44th and 55th at Esfahan, the 33rd in Tehran, the 22nd in Shahreza, and the 11th in Marageh) departed
garrison by Figure 5 and Table 4).
Special Units
29, (S/D) Elements of the artillery training regiment and the 44th and 55th Artillery Groups garri-
soned at the Iranian artillery school in Esfahan departed garrison between 25X1
Most, if not all, of the equipment assigned to these units was in garrison on Figure 9). Major 25X1
elements of eight artillery and rocket launcher battalions (89 artillery pieces and rocket launchers) had departed
this installation. The 8-inch towed howitzer battalion of the 44th Artillery Group (one of the five 8-inch
howitzer battalions in the Iranian army) remained in garrison. The equipment which remained behind was
dispersed throughout the facility (Figure 10).
30. (S/D) Elements of the 33rd Artillery Group at Tehran began departing garrison on 25X1
Elements of three artillery battalions (19 artillery pieces) and a rocket launcher battalion (12 BM-21) had
departed garrison by The 175mm SP gun battalion of this artillery group (one of three 175mm SP 25X1
gun battalions in the Iranian army) departed garrison with all 12 of its guns.
31. (S/D) Major elements of the 22nd Artillery Group at Shahreza departed their garrison by 25X1
These elements included four artillery battalions (including a complete 175mm SP gun battalion) 25X1
and one rocket launcher battalion.
32. S D Elements of the 11th Artillery Group at Marageh in Kurdistan had departed their garri
son by These elements included a complete 175mm SP gun battalion, an 8-inch towed howit- 25X1
zer battery, a 155mm M-109A1 SP gun battery, and a rocket launcher battery. A complete 8-inch SP howitzer
battalion, major elements of a 155mm M-109A1 SP gun battalion, and major elements of a BM-21 rocket
launcher battalion remained in garrison.
33. (S/D) Elements of a special forces brigade in Tehran and an airborne infantry brigade in Shiraz
may have departed garrison by early October (Figure 5 and Table 4).
34. (S/D) Helicopter activity was observed at the 23rd Special Forces Brigade garrison in Tehran on
several occasions in early October. This activity may have been related to the departure of the unit from home
garrison.
35. (S/D) A small decline in the number of support vehicles at the 55th Airborne Infantry Brigade
facility in Shiraz was observed by This may have been an indicator of elements of the brigade 25X1
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Table 1.
Mobilization Status of Iraqi Ground Forces (See Figure 2)
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Unit
1st Mechanized Infantry Division
Home Garrison
Forces in Garrison, August 1980
Unit Equipment *
Mobilization Timeframe
Forces Out of Garrison
Headquarters
Bde Hq
1st Mechanized Brigade
Ad Diwaniyah Bks Div A
3 mech inf bns,1 tank bn,
3 mech inf bns,1 tank bn,
Bde Hq
1 arty bn
1 arty bn
27th Mechanized Brigade
Al Amarah Bks A Bde Hg
3 mach inf bns,1 tank bn,
3 mech inf bns,1 tank bn,
North
1 arty bn
1 arty bn
34th Armored Brigade
Ad Diwaniyah Bks Div A
1 mach inf bn, 3 tank bns,
1 mech inf bn, 3 tank bns,
Bde Hq
1 arty bn
1 arty bn
5th Mechanized Infantry Division
Headquarters
Az Zubayr Barracks A
Div Hq Ash Shuayabah
15th Mechanized Brigade
Az Zubayr Barracks A
Div Hq Ash Shuayabah
20th Mechanized Brigade
Az Zubayr Barracks A
3 mech inf bns,1 tank bn,
3 mach inf bns,1 tank bn,
Bde Hq South
2 arty bns
2 arty bns
26th Armored Brigade
Az Zubayr Barracks A
1mech inf bn, 4 tank bns,
1 mach inf bn, 4 tank bns,
Bde Hq SW
1 arty bn
1 arty bn
3rd Armor Division
Headquarters
Tikrit Bks Div Bde Hq
Albu All
6th Armored Brigade
1 mech inf bn, 3 tank bns,
i mech inf bn, 3 tank bns,
1 arty bn
1
t
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8th Mechanized Brigade
3 mech inf bns, 1 tank bn,
3 mach inf bns, t tank bn,
Hq
1 arty bn
1 arty bn
12th Armored Brigade
Tikrit Bks Div Bde
1 mach inf bn, 3 tank bns,
1 mech inf bns, 3 tank bns,
Hq Albu All
1 arty bn
1 arty bn
6th Armor Division
Headquarters
Baqubah Barracks
ORD Ammo Dpo
16th Armored Brigade
Jalula Barracks and
Bde Hq
25th Mechanized Brigade
Baquabah Barracks
2 mech inf bns,1 tank bn,
2 mech inf bns, 1 tank bn
ORD Ammo Dpo
2 arty bns
,
2 arty bns
30th Armored Brigade
Mansuriyat Bks Dpo
1 mech inf bn, 3 tank bns,
1 mech inf bn, 3 tank bns,
Tng Cen Bde Hq
1 arty bn
1 art
bn
y
9th Armor Division
Headquarters
As Samanah Barracks
Area
14th Mechanized Brigade
An Nasariyah Barracks
SW
42nd Armored Brigade
Saribadi Barracks and
1 mach inf bn, 3 tank bns,
1 mach inf bn, 3 tank bns
Bde Hg
2 arty bns
,
2
arty bns
43rd Armored Brigade
Baghdad Bks Div Bde
1 mech inf bn, 3 tank bns,
1 mach inf bn, 3 tank bns
Hg Dpo Sch Taji
1 arty bn
,
1 art
bn
y
10th Armor Division
Headquarters
Baghdad Bks Div Bde
Hg Dpo Sch Taji
10th Armored Brigade
Baghdad Bks Div Bde
1 mech inf bn, 3 tank bns,
1 mech inf bn
3 tank bns
Hg Dpo Sch Tail
2 arty bns
,
,
2 arty bns
17th Armored Brigade
Baghdad Bks Sch
1 mech inf bn, 2 tank bns
1 mach inf bn
1 tank bn
Corps Bde Hg Dpo
,
Rashd
24th Mechanized Brigade
Al Kut Barracks Area
3 mech inf bns,1 tank bn,
3 mach inf bns, 1 tank bn
East
1 arty bn
,
1 arty bn
Tactical Surface to Surface Missile Units
Unid SCUD Brigade
Khan Al Mahawil Barracks
2 SCUD bns
Probably 2 SCUD bns
Sch Bde Hg Ammo Depot
(10 SCUD tels)
Unid FROG Brigade
Khan Al Mahawil Barracks
5 FROG - 7 bns
Probably 5 FROG bns
Sch Bde Hg Ammo Depot
(20 FROG - 7 tels)
Unid SCUD Brigade
Baghdad Bks Div Bde Hg
2 SCUD bns
Probably 2 SCUD bns
Dpo Sch Taji
(10 SCUD tels)
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Hg support units out of
garrison
Hg support units out of
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Gap in coverage
4th Tank Battalion
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Hg support units out of
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Hg support units out of
garrison
No coverage after
One battery left in garrison
No coverage between
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Mechanized Infantry
Infantry
Artillery
Airborne
Special Forces
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^ IRANIAN UNIT IN GARRISON
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Table 2
Mobilization Status of Iranian Armor Units (See Figure 5)
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16th Armor Division
Headquarters Qazvin Barracks Div A
Bde Hq
Qazvin Barracks Div A
Bde Hq
Hamadan Barracks A
Bde Hq
2nd Tank Brigade
Artillery Battalion Hamadan Barracks A
Bde Hq
Artillery Battalion Qazvin Barracks Div A
Bde Hq
Artillery Battalion Zanjan Bks A Bde Hq
81st Armor Division
Headquarters Kermanshah Bks Dpo
Div A Bde Hq
3rd Tank Brigade SAR E Pol E Zahab
Bks A Bde Hq A Dpo
1st Tank Brigade Shahabad Barracks
Depot A Brigade Hq
2nd Tank Brigade
Hq
Kermanshah Bks Dpo
Div A Bde Hq
2 Artillery
Battalions SAR E POL E Zahab
Bks A Bde Hq A Dpo
Shahabad Barracks
Depot A Brigade Hq
Hajjiabad Bks and
Bde Hq
88th Armor Division
Headquarters Zahedan Barracks
Area
Zahedan Barracks
Area
92nd Armor Division
Headquarters
Ahvaz Bks Stor
Depot Bde A Div
Hq
1st Tank Brigade
Ahvaz Bks Stor
Depot Bde A Div Hq
2nd Tank Brigade
Dezful Barracks A
Brigade Hg
3rd Tank Brigade
Hamidiyeh Bks A
Bde Hq Dasht E
Mishan
3 artillery battalions
Ahvaz Bks Stor
Depot Bde A Div Hq
1 artillery battalion
Dezful Barracks A
Brigade Hq
37th Armor Brigade
Headquarters
Shiraz Barracks A
Armor Trng Cen
West
Forces In Garrison, August 1980
Unit Equipment
2 tank bns, 1 mech
inf bn
2 tank bns, 1 mech
inf bn
2 tank bns, 2 mech
inf bns
1 arty bn
2 tank bns, 1 mech
inf bn
2 tank bns, 3 mech
inf bns
2 tank bns, 1 mech
inf bn
1 arty bn
1 tank bn, 2 mech
inf bns, 1 arty bn
2 tank bns, 3 mech
inf bns
2 tank bns, 1 mech
inf bn
2 tank bns, 2 mech
inf bns
3 tank bns, 1 mech
inf bn
16155mm M-109A1
SP guns
18155mm M-109A1
SP guns
10155mm M-109A1
SP guns
53 tanks , 136
APCs
17155mm M-109A1
SP guns
12155mm M-109A1
SP guns, 10 105mm
field guns
17155mm M-109A1
SP guns
2 tank bns, 1 mech
inf bn
2 tank bns, 2 mech
inf bns
1 arty bn
2 tank bns, 3 mech
inf bns
2 tank bns, 1 mech
inf bn
1 arty bn
27 tanks, 19 APCs
(33%/30%)
38 tanks, 23 APCs
(57%/25%)
16155mm M-109A1
(100%)
7 155mm M-109A1
(39%)
9 155mm M-109A1
(90%)
35 tanks, 56 APCs Tank bn in sheds
(70%/30%)
66 tanks, 32 APCs
(70%184%)
17 155mm M-109A1
(100%)
9155mm M-109A1,
10105mm
(75%/100%)
Command vehicles Bn in sheds
gone
16155mm M-109A1
(94%)
29 tanks, 20 APCs,
10155mm M-109A1
SP guns
60 155mm M-109A1
SP guns
13 155mm M-109A1
SP guns
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2 tank bns, 3 mech
inf bns
2 tank bns, 1 mech
inf bn
2 tank bns, 2 mech
inf bns
3 tank bns,1 mech
inf bn
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Mobilization Timeframe * Forces Out Of Garrison
Unit Equipment (%)
35 tanks, 16 APCs 50 additional tanks out
(36%/30%) by=
31 tanks, 21 APCs
(43%/70%)
42 tanks 38 APCs Tank count
(46%/40%) approximate because of
vehicle sheds
35 155mm M-109A1
(58%)
6155mm M-109A1
(46%)
52 tanks, 39 APCs
(58%164%)
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IMAGERY
(S/D) All applicable satellite imagery acquired through
DOCUMENTS
1. DIA. DDB-1100-IZ-80, Ground Order of Battle: Iraq (U), Jan 80 (SECRET
DIA. DDB-1100-IR-78, Ground Order of Battle: Iran (U), Aug 78 (SECRET
2. NPIC. Z-20165/80. IAR 0346/80. Summary of Military Activity, Iraq/Iran,
80 (SECRET
Third World Forces Division, Imagery Exploitation Group, NPIC,
(S) Contributing imagery analysts included
Z-20011/81
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