SITREP 4 MAR 91

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Subject: SITREP 4 MAR 91                                                 

Unit: ARCENT      

Parent Organization: CENTCOM     

Box ID: BX000443

Folder Title: COMMAND REPORTS ARCENT SITREPS 1-22 MAR 91                                                      

Document Number:         21

Folder SEQ  #:          7




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      SECTION 1 OF 3
      r--O NOT RETRANSMIT. SERVICING COMMUNICATIONS
      RETRANSMIT WITHOUT APPROVAL FROM COMUSARCENT            T RETRANSMIT.
      AMPN/THIS MESSAGE CONTAINS SENSITIVE INFORMATION CONCERNING DESERT
      STORM OPERATIONS. DISSEMINATION IS LIMITED TO THOSE WITH A STRICT
      -zE:) TO KNOW.
      :jf:'ER/DESERT STORM/COMUSARCENT//
      MSGID/SITREP/USARCENT/G+B/MAR//
      c'ERID/03030OZ/TO:04()3OoZ/ASOF:040300Z//
      '@-OMUSARCENT'S FIRST PRIORITY IS THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF THE FORCE.
        DING/ENEMY//
      .*.N/(U) GROUND SITUATION: TRENDS/SUMMARY:
      AMPN/       REMNANTS OF THE IRAQI FORCES CONTINUE MOVING OUT OF THE
      BASRAH POCKET. THE EQUIVALENT OF A MECHANIZED DIVISION (+) REMAINS
      IN THE POCKET.
      @rIPN/ (U) GROUND ACTIVITY:




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      A.      THE EDUIVALENT OF A MECH DIV (@) REMAINS IN THE BASRAH
      Pf3CKET. IRAQI FORCES HAVE NOT BEEN OBSERVED CONDUCTING
      :RECONNAISSANCE OPERATIONS AGAINST COALITION FORCES NEAR BASRAH.
      D. @ THE GENERAL FLOW OF TRAFFIC THROUGH THE BASRAH/AZ ZUSAYR AREA
      CONTINUED TO THE NORTH, BUT WAS MUCH LIGHTER -HAN THAT OBSERVED ON 2
      MAR. MOST OF THE TRAFFIC CONSISTS OF CARGO TRUCKS AND OTHER WHEELED
      '@EHICLc-S. ARMORED VEHICLES WERE SCATTERED RANDOMLY AMONG THE
      7RAFFIC. NO UNIT FORMATIONS WERE OBSERVED AT THE SHATT AL BASRAH
      CANAL CROSSING.
      C.     A NEW PONTOON BRIDGE HAS BEEN ERECTED ACROSS THE SHATT AL
      ARAB AT 3035NO4745E, JUST NORTH OF THE FERRY POINT. THIS NEW BRIDGE
 ASSISTED IN REDUCING THE BACK-UP AT THE FERRY POINT FROM
      6oo TO 30() VEHICLES.
      AMPN/@ AIR ACTIVITY: TWO u/r HELICOPTERS WERE ACTIVE IN SOUTHERN
      IRAQ ON 03 MAR.
         /@ CURRENT THREATCON: THRIFATCON CHARLIE IN ALL PROVINCES IN
         I ARABIA. THE TERRORIST THREAT LEVEL IS HIGH.
       FN/@ PROBABLE COURSE OF ACTION: IRAQ WILL CONTINUE TO WITHDRAW
                                                                     DECLASSIFIED
      MMEDIAT                             - - - - - - -              ON: 26 SEP 96
                                                                     BY: SEC ARMY (DAMH)
                              UNCLASSIFIED                           UNDER SEC 3.4 EO
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File Room = jul96_declassified
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Box ID = BX000443
Unit = ARCENT
Parent Organization = CENTCOM
Folder Title = COMMAND REPORTS ARCENT SITREPS 1-22 MAR 91
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Subject = SITREP 4 MAR 91
Document Seq # = 21
Document Date =
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Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
Short Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 11-OCT-1996