IRANIAN REAR STAGING AREA DOVEYRICH RIVER FRONT, IRAN

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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: 6
• Publication Date: February 19, 1983
• Content Type: REPORT

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IRANIAN REAR STAGING AREA
DOVEYRICH RIVER FRONT. IRAN
1. (SWN) SIGNIFICANCE: INCREASE IN HELICOPTERS AND RIVER.-CROSSING
EQUIPMENT AT AN IRANIAN STAGING AREA 19 NM EAST OF THE
IRAQ-IRAN BORDER (GRAPHIC 1).
2. (SWN) REMARKS: SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY IS OBSERVED IN AN IRANIAN
STAGING AREA-AT 31-54N 048-03E APPROXIMATELY 19 NM EAST OF THE
IRAQ-IRAN BORDER. HELICOPTERS AND A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF
RIVER-CROSSING EOUIPMENT HAVE DEPLOYED TO THE STAGING AREA
THIRTEEN AUGUSTA BELL 205 HELICOPTERS AND
TWO AUGUSTA BELL 206 HELICOPTERS ARE IN A HELICOPTER LANDING
ZONE (GRAPHIC 2). IN ADDITION, SIX GSP HEAVY AMPHIBIOUS
FERRIES, FOUR TANK-MOUNTED SCISSORS BRIDGES, AT LEAST SIX TMM
TRUCK-MOUNTED SCISSORS BRIDGES, AND AT LEAST 80 PMP
HEAVY-FOLDING PONTON BRIDGE SECTIONS ARE PRESENT (GRAPHIC 3
AND 4). A TANK BATTALION HAS.DEPARTED THE AREA SINCE
(SWN) SINCE THE IRANIANS ARE IN CONTROL OF THE DOVEYRICH RIVER
IN THE NORTHERN SECTION OF THE BATTLE AREA AND DO NOT APPEAR TO
NEED THIS AMOUNT OF BRIDGING EQUIPMENT IN THIS AREA, IT IS
POSSIBLE THAT THIS RIVER-CROSSING EQUIPMENT IS DESTINED FOR
ANOTHER SECTION OF THE FRONT. SINCE THE LAST AREA OF FIGHTING
WAS IN THE BORDER AREA OPPOSITE AL AMARAH AND RELATIVELY CLOSE
TO THIS STAGING AREA THE EQUIPMENT POSSIBLY COULD BE USED TO
AID IRANIAN FORCES IN APPROACHING IRAQI LINES FURTHER SOUTH
OVER APPARENTLY WET TERRAIN.
3. BE N/A, COORDINATES N/A
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