IRANIAN AND IRAQI TROOP DISPOSITIONS AL BASRAH ARA, IRAQ (SANITIZED)

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• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 9, 2011
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: December 22, 1982
• Content Type: REPORT

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IRANIAN AND IRAQI TROOP DISPOSITIONS
A. TANK COMPANY
MESH INF BN
28m BN
FA BN
FA BTRY
INF UNIT
B. ARMORED BOE
IMF UNIT
C. NEC" IMF ODE
IMF UNIT
D. ARMORED BDE
IMF UNIT
E. IMF UNIT
F. INF UNIT
6. IMF UNIT
H. TANK COMPANY
1. ARMORED ODE
J.BFABN
2 FA STRY
K. ARMORED ODE
FA ON
L. 3 FA BN
FA BTRY
M.2 ARMORED ODE
2 SAl ON
SA-2 BN
AAA BN
2 IMF UNITS
N. 2 TANK ON
4FAON
2 MRL BTRY
SA8 ON
SA-2 ON
0. TANK COMPANY
F. SA-2 ON
IRANIAN FORCES
1. ARMORED BDE
SPO ON
IMF UNIT
2. ARMORED BDE
2 ARMORED ON
3 SP6 ON
SPO BTRY
2 FA BTRY
2 IMF UNITS
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IRANIAN AND IRAQI TROOP DISPOSITIONS
B R AREA, IRAQ
1. (SWN) SIGNIFICANCE: IRANIAN AND IRAQI FORCES DEPLOYED IN
THE AL BASRAH AREA
2. (SWN) REMARKS: IMAGERY PROVIDED COMPLETE
COVERAGE OF THE IRAQI FORCES AND PARTIAL COVERAGE OF THE
IRANIAN FORCES DEPLOYED IN THE AL BASRAH AREA. A
SIGNIFICANT DECREASE THE SIZE OF IRA I FORCES WAS
OBSERVED IN THIS AREA HOWEVER, NO
SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN THE FORWARD-EDGE-OF-THE-BATTLE-AREA
(FEBA) WAS OBSERVED. IRAQI FORCES WITHDRAWN FROM THIS
AREA INCLUDED MAJOR ELEMENTS OF ONE ARMORED DIVISION,
,ELEMENTS OF ONE BRIGADE-SIZE ARMOR FORCE, SEVEN FIELD
ARTILLERY (FA) BATTALIONS, ONE MULTIPLE ROCKET LAUNCHER
(MRL) BATTERY, AND NUMEROUS SUPPLY AND TRANSPORT UNITS.
THESE FORCES MAY HAVE BEEN REDEPLOYED TO THE AL
AMARAH/DOVEYRICII RIVER AREA.
(SWN) IRAQI FORCES, WHOSE LEAD ELEMENTS WERE DEPLOYED
NORTH, NORTHEAST, AND EAST OF AL BASRAH, ALONG THE
NORTH-SOUTH AXIS OF THE IRAN-IRAQ BORDER, INCLUDED MAJOR
ELEMENTS OF TWO ARMORED BRIGADES, ONE TANK COMPANY, MAJOR
ELEMENTS OF ONE MECHANIZED INFANTRY BRIGADE, ONE
MECHANIZED INFANTRY BATTALION, TWO SELF-PROPELLED GUN
(SPG) BATTALIONS, ONE FA BATTALION, ONE FA BATTERY, AND
SIX INFANTRY UNITS (ITEM A-F).
(SWN) IRAQI FORCES DEPLOYED IN SUPPORT OF THESE FRONT
LINE UNITS INCLUDED MAJOR ELEMENTS OF TWO ARMORED
BRIGADES, ONE TANK COMPANY, 10 FA BATTALIONS, THREE FA
BATTERIES, AND ONE INFANTRY UNIT (ITEMS G-L).
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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(SWN) IRAQI FORCES DEPLOYED NORTHWEST AND EAST OF AL
BASRAH, EAST OF THE SHATT-AL ARAB WATERWAY, INCLUDED
ELEMENTS OF TWO ARMORED BRIGADES, TWO TANK BATTALIONS,
FOUR FA BATTALIONS, TWO MRL BATTERIES, THREE SA-6
BATTALIONS, TWO SA-2 BATTALIONS, ONE ANTIAIRCRAFT
ARTILLERY (AAA) BATTALION, AND TWO INFANTRY UNITS (ITEMS M
AND N).
(SWN) IRAQI FORCES DEPLOYED NORTHWEST AND WEST OF AL
BASRAH, WEST OF THE SHATT-AL ARAB WATERWAY, INCLUDED ONE
TANK. COMPANY AND ONE SA-2 BATTALION (ITEMS 0 AND P).
(SWN) IRANIAN FORCES DEPLOYED NORTH OF AL BASRAH, IN
IRAN, INCLUDED MAJOR ELEMENTS OF ONE ARMORED BRIGADE, ONE
SPG BATTALION, AND ONE INFANTRY UNIT (ITEM 1).
(SWN) IRANIAN FORCES DEPLOYED NORTHEAST OF AL BASRAH,
ALONG THE NORTH-SOUTH AXIS OF THE IRAQ-IRAN BORDER,
INCLUDED ELEMENTS OF ONE ARMORED BRIGADE, TWO ARMORED
BATTALIONS, THREE SPG BATTALIONS, ONE SPG BATTERY, TWO FA
BATTERIES, AND TWO LARGE INFANTRY UNITS (ITEM 2). THE
PORTION OF THESE FORCES REMAINING IN IRAQ INCLUDED ONE
TANK COMPANY AND ONE INFANTRY UNIT.
(SWN) PARTIAL COVERAGE OF THE AREA NORTHEAST AND EAST OF
AL BASRAH PRECLUDED A FULL ASSESSMENT OF IRANIAN FORCES.
(PERSIAN GULF SECTION
3. (U) BE NONE, COORDINATES NONE
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.
WARNING NOTICE
Intelligence Sources
and Methods Involved
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