MILITARY ACTIVITY SOUTH YEMEN

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
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• Publication Date: April 4, 1982
• Content Type: REPORT

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MILITARY ACTIVITY
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1. (S/D) SIGNIFICANCE: AN INCREASE IN MILITARY ACTIVITY HAS
RECENTLY 0 RRED AT AIR FORCE AND GROUND FORCE FACILITIES NEAR
THE NORTH YEMEN BORDER (GRAPHIC 1 OF 3).
2. (S/D) REMARKS: THIS INCLUDES THE CONTINUING DEPLOYMENT OF
FIGHTER AIRCRAFT, PROBABLE LOGISTICAL ACTIVITY IN THE FORWARD
AREAS, GROUND FORCE TRAINING, AND SOME MOVEMENT OF INFANTRY AND
AIR DEFENSE FORCES. THE PURPOSE OF THIS ACTIVITY IS UNCLEAR.
ELEMENTS OF THE 25TH MECHANIZED INFANTRY BRIGADE ARE PROBABLY
TRAINING NEAR JINNAH TROOP CONCENTRATION A 25X1
TANK BATTALION (26 TANKS) IS IN THREE CONVOYS WEST OF THE
INSTALLATION. MAJOR ELEMENTS OF A MECHANIZED INFANTRY
BATTALION CONSISTING OF 18 BTR-60 ARMORED PERSONNEL CARRIERS
-(GRAPHIC 2, SIX NOT SHOWN), ARE MANUEVERING SOUTH OF THE
INSTALLATION. THESE UNITS ARE NORMALLY GARRISONED HERE.
JINNAH IS 15 NM SOUTH OF THE NORTH YEMEN-SOUTH YEMEN BORDER.
PROBABLE LOGISTICAL ACTIVITY IS IN PROGRESS AT BEIHAN AIRFIELD
GRAPHIC 3). TWO CURL AND ONE HIP C HAVE
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ARRIVED SINCE
CURL AND HIP C ARE NOT NORMALLY
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HERE. THREE CARGO TRUCKS, TWO LIGHT UTILITY VEHICLES AND AT
LEAST 50 PERSONNEL ARE NEAR ONE OF THE CURL. BEIHAN IS
APPROXIMATELY 10 NM NORTHEAST OF THE NORTH YEMEN-SOUTH YEMEN
BORDER.
.FIGHTER AIRCRAFT CONTINUE TO BE DEPLOYED TO AL ANAD AIRFIELD
TWELVE FITTER AND TEN FAGOT/FRESCO ARE
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PRESENT. ONLY THREE FITTER AND ONE FAGOT/FRESCO WERE OBSERVED
IN THE CLOUD-FREE AREAS ON FITTER AND
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FAGOT/FRESCO AIRCRAFT ARE NOT NORMALLY HERE. THE CUB AND HIP C
WHICH WERE ALSO PRESENT ON THE 28TH, HAVE DEPARTED. OTHER AIR
ORDER-OF-BATTLE APPEARS TO BE NORMAL AND INCLUDES ONE HIP AND
30 FISH
BED. THE FITTER MAY HAVE COME FROM ADEN INTERNATIONAL
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FITTER BASE IN SOUTH YEMEN. AL ANAD IS APPROXIMATELY 20 NM
EAST OF THE NORTH YEMEN-SOUTH YEMEN BORDER AND 55 NM NORTHWEST
OF ADEN.
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NPIC/PEG (04/82)
THE AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY, OBSERVED AT AL ANAD CAMP A BE HQ
NAWBAT DULHAYM , ON , WAS STILL PRESENT
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ON APRIL 1982. EQUIPMENT INCLUDES FOUR ZSU-23/4 SELF-PROPELLED
ANTIAIRCRAFT GUNS WHICH ARE NOW DEPLOYED IN REVETMENTS AT THE
FOUR CORNERS OF THE INSTALLATION. IN ADDITION, ON 2 APRIL, A
CONVOY OF NINE CARGO TRUCKS WAS DEPARTING THE BARRACKS AREA.
GROUND FORCE ACTIVITY IS OBSERVED 2 NM SOUTHEAST OF MUKAYRIS
BARRACKS AND BRIGADE HEADQUARTERS NEAR
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13-56-19N 045-38-39E. NINETEEN TRUCKS ARE AT A 122MM HOWITZER
D-30 BATTERY DEPLOYMENT AREA. MOST OF THESE TRUCKS ARE IN AT
LEAST EIGHT NEWLY CONSTRUCTED VEHICLE REVETMENTS. FIVE TRUCKS
AND FOUR 122MM HOWITZER D-30 WERE PRESENT ON
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THE INFANTRY BATTALION WHICH DEPARTED THE BARRACKS BETWEEN 5
MARCH AND 0, IS STILL ABSENT. MUKAYRIS SUPPORTS ELEMENTS
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OF THE 20TH INFANTRY BRIGADE AND IS 5 NM SOUTH OF THE NORTH
YEMEN-SOUTH BORDER.
LOGISTICAL ACTIVITY IS IN PROGRESS AT NISAB MILITARY
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AREAS OF THIS FACILITY APPEARS TO BE NORMAL. NISAB IS 22 NM
EAST OF THE NORTH YEMEN-SOUTH YEMEN BORDER.
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TO BE NORMAL. AD DALI IS 6 NM SOUTH OF THE NORTH YEME
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