DAILY STAFF JOURNAL LOG

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Subject: DAILY STAFF JOURNAL LOG                                         

Unit: XVIII CORPS 

Parent Organization: ARCENT      

Box ID: BX000023

Folder Title: DUTY LOG  G5 5 MAR 91                                                                           

Document Number:       2002

Folder SEQ  #:         17




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        (2)                A PILOT DEBRIEF FROM  THE IST TACTICAL
    FIGHTER WING REPORTED A  FIRE FIGHT BETWEEN  TWO U/I IRAQI ARMOR
    UNITS ON 3 MAR 91 IN THE VICINITY OF 3032NO474SE/38ROU6e6Sl2
    THE PILOT NOTED TRACER FIRE ACTIVITY ACROSS THE SHATT AL ARAB
    WATERWAY. NO MCF FORCES ARE IN THIS AREA. THERE ARE TWO
    POSSIBLE EXPLANATIONS FOR THIS ACTIVITY. THE FIRST BEING A LACK
    OF C3; THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED IN THE FIREFIGHT MAY HAVE BOTH
    BELIEVED THEY WERE IN CONTACT WITH MNF FORCES. SECOND, A
    POSSIBLITY THAT CERTAIN UNITS IN THE IRAQI ARMED FORCES ARE
    REVOLTING AGAINST SADDAM'S REGIME AND THOSE FORCES SUPPORTING
    IT. THIS ASSESSMENT IS SUPPORTED BY OPEN SOURCE REPORTING OF
    RECENT CIVIL DISTURBANCES IN THE BASRAH AREA, AND UNCONFIRMED
    REPORTING THE MILITARY MAY BE INVOLVED IN IT.
    (CENTAF 4 MAR 91 4J65)
        (3)               1
                                          REPORTED THE REPUBLICAN
    GUARD FORCES WERE SHELLING THE CITIES OF BASRAH AND AZ ZUBAYR
    (NFI). ALTHOUGH UNCONFIRMED, THIS ACTIVITY COULD SE RELATED TO
    PREVIOUS CIVIL DISTURBANCE REPORTS AMONG IRAQI CITIZENS IN THE
    PERIOD COVERED: 03200OZ MAR 91 TO 04080OZ MAR 91.
    BASRAH REGION. IT IS POSSIBLE THE REPUBLICAN GUARDS ARE USING
    ARTILLERY IN AN ATTEMPT TO BRING THE RIOTING UNDER CONTROL.
    (ARCENT 4 MAR 91 4JB5)
        B.







        C.               DEMARCATION LINF-'
    2953NO434SE/38RMV400200,   3003NO4353E/38RLU924250
    3028NO44IOE/38RMU201710,   3043NO4415E/38RMU284998
    3043NO44156/38RMU284998,   3055NO4422E/38RMV400200
    31ION04435E/38RMV604488.   3108NO4439E/38RMV663440
    3117NO4445E/38RMV762620,   3126NO445.OE/38RMV851766                  5USC552(b)(l'
    3123NO4452E/38RMV880720,   3123NO4457E/3BRMV949718
    ZIISNO4502E/38RNVO30630,   3118NO4506E/38RNVO90640
NV286614,   3108NO4539E/38RNV616458
    3109NO4542E/38RNV662472,   3107NO4553E/38RNVB45430
    3103NO4609E/39RPV100345,   3102NO4613E/38RPVI65338
    3046NO4639E/38RPV584040,   304iNO4656E/38RPUB44966
    3038NO4712E/38RQU108915,   3036NO4715E/38ROU15BB72
    3036NO4719E/38RQU227870,   3028NO4730E/38ROU398738
    3026NO47SOE/38ROU401703,   302IN04734E/38ROU464598
    Z01IN04744E/38RQU628424,   301IN0474SE/38ROU693416
    301IN04749E/38ROU710430,   3002NO4756E/38ROUS32262
    3002NO4757E/38RQU845262,   300ON04757E/38ROUS50260
    3. (S/REL MNF) UNIT LOCATIONS:





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