COMMANDERS SITREP 61

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Subject: COMMANDERS SITREP  61                                           

Unit: VII CORPS   

Parent Organization: ARCENT      

Box ID: BX000249

Folder Title: VII CORPS CMDRS SITREP 25-63 DTD  11 FEB THRU 21 MAR 91                                         

Document Number:          4

Folder SEQ  #:         78



                                           UNCLASSIF@B


             GROUND. BDE IS PREPARED TO CONDUCT SCREENING OPERATIONS NW ALONG

             THE DEMARCATION LINE IN XVIII ABC SECTOR. ON ORDER, 2-6 CAV IS

             OPCON TO 1ID.


                 B @ PROBABLE COURSES OF ACTION FOR IRAQI FORCES IN SECTOR:

             IRAQI CONVENTIONAL FORCES DO NOT CURRENTLY POSE A THREAT TO U.S.
             FORCES IN EITHER IRAQ OR KUWAIT. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO

             VII CORPS FORCES WILL REMAIN TERRORISM FOR THE NEAR TERM,

             ALTHOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN NO SIGNIFICANT ACTS OF TERRORISM IN THE

             KTO IN THE LAST 24 HOURS. KUWAITI FORCES WILL SOON COMMENCE FULL

             SCALE CLEARING OPERATIONS IN ALL FOREIGN DISTRICTS IN KUWAIT

             CITY. THIS WILL ENTAIL HOUSE TO HOUSE SEARCHES AND UNDOUBTEDLY

             MASS ARRESTS AND EXPULSIONS OF IRAQIS, PALESTINIANS, AND

             JORDANIANS WHO HAVE WEAPONS OR OTHER ITEMS THAT THE KUWAITIS DEEM

             SUBVERSIVE. THE PALESTINIAN POPULATION OF KUWAIT CITY IS

             CONCENTRATED IN THE HAWALI, EAST HAWALI, NIGRAII, SALMIYA, AND

             FARWANIYAH DISTRICTS. AS WELL, PALESTINIANS IN THE RAITAN,

             RAWDAH, NUZHA, AND FARWANIYAH DISTRICTS WERE REPORTEDLY ARMED BY

           ,THE IRAQIS. PALESTINIAN COMMANDOS WERE TRAINED IN THE SURRAH

             DISTRICT AND PLO ME14BERS WERE STATIONED AT DAR AL IIANAN SCHOOL.

             AS THE FIRST WAVE'OF PALESTINIANS ARE EXPELLED OR ARRESTED,

             COALITION FORCES CAN EXPECT NUMEROUS RETALIATORY ATTACKS AGAINST

           ,KUWAITT EL    TS WITHIN KUWAIT CITY. THESE ATTACKS SHOULD BE

             X.OCALIZED, THOUGH U.S. ELEMENTS MAY INADVERTENTLY BE CAUGHT IN

             THE CROSSFIRE. 3AD'S DESERT LOCATION MAKES IT REMOTE AND MORE

           .SECURE FROM RETALIATORY ATTACKS. NOTWITHSTANDING, ANY U.S.

             PERSONNEL IN KUWAIT CITY DURING THIS PERIOD MY BECOME A TARGET.



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File Room = jun96_declassified
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Box ID = BX000249
Unit = VII CORPS
Parent Organization = ARCENT
Folder Title = VII CORPS CMDRS SITREP 25-63 DTD 11 FEB THRU 21 MAR 91
Folder Seq # = 78
Subject = COMMANDERS SITREP 61
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Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 04-NOV-1996