IRANIAN OFFENSIVE AHVAZ-KHORRAMSHAHR AREA, IRAN

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2011
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: May 2, 1982
• Content Type: REPORT

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IRANIAN OFFENSIVE
AHVAZ-KHORRAMSHAHR AREA, IRAN
1. (S/D) SIGNIFICANCE: ELEMENTS OF AN IRAQI BRIGADE-SIZE ARMOR
FORCE MAY HAVE REPOSTIONED FROM THEIR PREVIOUS DEPLOYMENT AREA
JUST WEST OF AHVAZ. THE IRANIANS HAVE REOCCUPIED AN ADDITIONAL
SEGMENT OF THE AHVAZ-KHORRAMSHAHR HIGHWAY. THE IRAQIS APPEAR
TO BE REGROUPING AND REINFORCING THEIR UNITS OPPOSITE THE
IRANIAN FORCES ALONG THE HIGHWAY.
2. (S/D) REMARKS: ELEMENTS OF AN IRAQI BRIGADE-SIZE ARMOR FORCE,
DEPLOYED JUST WEST OF AHVAZ IN THE VICINITY OF 31-13N 048-24E
ARE NOT OBSERVED AND MAY HAVE BEEN
REPOSITIONED. HOWEVER, THE DEPLOYMENT AREA WAS ONLY PARTIALLY
IMAGED. ELEMENTS OF AT LEAST ONE IRAQI MECHANIZED INFANTRY
BRIGADE REMAIN DEPLOYED JUST SOUTH OF THE KARKHEH KUR RIVER
NEAR 31-20N 048-13E. ONLY PART OF THIS DEPLOYMENT AREA WAS
IMAGED. THE IRANIAN INFANTRY UNIT. VED ON THE SOUTH SIDE
OF THE KARKHEH KUR RIVER 0 EMAINS NEAR 31-14N
THE IRANIANS HAVE REOCCUPIED ADDITIONAT. RRGNENTS OF THE
AHVAZ-KHORRAMSHAHR HIGHWAY SINCE
LEAST 12 NM EXTENDING FROM AT LEAST 30-52N 048-12E to 30-40N
048-11E. ADDITIONAL IRANIAN FORCES ARE AT LEAST 3 NM FARTHER
SOUTH AND EAST OF THE HIGHWAY, INDICATING IRANIAN CONTROL
EXTENDS EVEN FARTHER SOUTH. THE HIGHWAY IMMEDIATELY WEST OF
THESE FORCES WAS NOT IMAGED AND THE EXTENT OF CONTROL CANNOT BE
DETERMINED. IRANIAN FORCES CONTROLLING THIS HIGHWAY AREA
INCLUDE MAJOR ELEMENTS OF AN ARMOR DIVISION.
THE IRAQI ARMOR AND MECHANIZED INFANTRY BRIGADES OPPOSING THE
IRANIANS ALONG THE HIGHWAY APPEAR TO BE REGROUPING.
REINFORCEMENTS CONSISTING OF AT LEAST TWO ARMOR COMPANIES ARE
MOVING INTO THE DEPLOYMENT AREA FROM THE WEST. SUPPORTING
ARTILLERY FOR THE TWO BRIGADES, WHICH CONSISTS OF AT LEAST FIVE
FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALIONS, IS IMMEDIATELY WEST OF THE IRAQI
BORDER IN THE VICINITY OF 30-41N 048-01E.
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