MILITARY OPERATIONS DEZFUL-SHUSH AREA, IRAN

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 9, 2011
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: March 28, 1982
• Content Type: REPORT

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Attachment to Z-10499/82
NPIC/PEG (03/82)
MILITARY OPERATIONS
DEZFUL-SHUSH RAN
1. (S/D) SIGNIFICANCE: IRANIAN FORCES CONTINUE TO MAKE ADVANCES
IN THE NORTHERN SECTOR OF THE DEZFUL-SHUSH BATTLE AREA. THEY
APPEAR TO HAVE GAINED AT LEAST TEMPORARY CONTROL OF A CRITICAL
CROSSROADS WEST OF EMAMZADEH ABBAS, THEREBY INTERDICTING THE
IRAQI NORTHERN ROUTE OF SUPPLY AND RETREAT. IRAQ IS
REDEPLOYING FORCES IN REACTION TO THIS THREAT. NO IMAGERY WAS
ACQUIRED OF THE FORWARD EDGE OF THE SOUTHERN SECTOR OF THE
DEZFUL-SHUSH BATTLE AREA WEST AND SOUTHWEST OF SHUSH.
2. (S/D) REMARKS: IRANIAN FORCES APPEAR TO CONTROL THE CROSSROADS
11 NM WEST OF EMAMZADEH ABBAS AT 32-25-OON 047-36-OOE. A
PROBABLE IRANIAN TANK PLATOON IS DEPLOYED APPROXIMATELY 1 NM
SOUTHWEST OF THE CROSSROADS (ITEM 1). MAJOR ELEMENTS OF AN
IRAQI ARMORED BRIGADE ARE DEPLOYED IMMEDIATELY SOUTH AND
SOUTHWEST OF THIS AREA, WITH ELEMENTS OF ONE TANK BATTALION
(BN) OPPOSING THE IRANIAN TANK PLATOON (ITEM 2).
MAJOR ELEMENTS OF AT LEAST ONE IRAQI ARMORED BRIGADE REMAIN
DEFENSIVELY DEPLOYED APPROXIMATELY 4 NM SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST OF
EMAMZADEH ABBAS AT 32-21-OON 047-48-OOE (ITEM 3). SOME BURNING
VEHICLES ARE EVIDENT WITHIN THE IRAQI DEFENSIVE POSITIONS. NO
IRANIAN UNITS CAN BE IDENTIFIED IN THE VICINITY OF EMAMZADEH
ABBAS. THE TOWN, HOWEVER, IS ONLY PARTIALLY COVERED AND IS
OBSCURED BY CLOUDS.
MAJOR ELEMENTS OF AN IRAQI ARMORED BRIGADE APPEAR TO HAVE
RELOCATED SINCE TO 32-13-30N 047-48-OOE
(ITEM 4). THIS BRIGADE IS NOT YET DEPLOYED IN PREPARED
DEFENSIVE POSITIONS AND IS ORIENTED PRIMARILY TO THE
SOUTHEAST. TRACKAGE INDICATES THAT THIS UNIT HAS RECENTLY
MOVED BACK FROM THE SOUTHEAST, POSSIBLY IN REACTION TO THE
RECENT IRANIAN OFFENSIVES IN THE SOUTHERN SECTOR OF THE
DEZFUL-SHUSH BATTLE AREA.
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ELEMENTS OF AN IRAQI ARMORED/MECHANIZED INFANTRY BRIGADE, TO
INCLUDE TWO TANK COMPANIES, ONE MECHANIZED INFANTRY COMPANY,
AND MAJOR ELEMENTS OF TWO ARTILLERY BATTALIONS, ARE IN THE
PROCESS OF DEPLOYING TO A LOGISTICS AND SUPPORT AREA
APPROXIMATELY 10 NM INSIDE IRAQ AT 32-18-30N 047-19-30E
(ITEM 5). IN ADDITION, AN SA-6 FIRING BATTALION IS NEWLY
DEPLOYED AND AN SA-2 SITE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN THE
LOGISTICS AND SUPPORT AREA SINCE
3. BE N/A, COORDINATES N/A
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