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Subject: DAILY STAFF JOURNAL 28 FEB 95                                   

Unit: XVIII CORPS 

Parent Organization: ARCENT      

Box ID: BX000023

Folder Title: DUTY LOG  G5 28 FEB 91                                                                          

Document Number:       2002

Folder SEQ  #:         70







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                        BLCC@:::Itif7i HIGHWAY a IN THE VT
                                                          -ciiitTY OF 3iD4@-)I,I(')4627E/
     ,,'-',,,PU-'-.S9936 AND REDUCING MOVEMENT WESR ALONG THIS M-OR.
     ADDITIONALLY, IRAQI FORCES ATTEMPTED TO FLEE              THE THEATER BY
     CROSSING NORTH VICINITY OF 3(D4@N047191=-I/38RO.V'@lec-)o5. THIS
     @,O@,'EMENt WAS SUCCESSFULLY DISRUPTED BY U.S. AIR STF,'I@.-:       'ES ON    THE
     CROSSING SITE. THE FOLLOWING IRAQI UNITS WERE DECLARED COMBAT
     INEFFECTIVE:
            (A)                  XVIII.ABN CORF'S HAS DECLAFED THE 45TH AND
     e-crh INFANTRY DTVI@101\IS COMBAT INEFFE@TIVE.
                                 VII CORF'S HAS DECLARED THE 48TH, 31ST,
        TH. TAWAF::'ALNA AN.[) THE 12TH DIVISIONS COMBAT INEFFECTIVE. THE
     ATTACK IN THE XVIII AND VII CORPS SECTORS CONTINUES AND IS STILL
     M@-'-7TING RESISTANCE IN THE REPUBLICAN GUARDS AREA.
                                                                                            U.S.C. 552

                                             LLY@REFOI:;,,Tr@-D 20o VEHICLES
     @EMAINT@,16 IN THE MEF'-I@IA!-4 (iRtvlOl;'. DIVISION AREA. INDICATING rHE
     'IEDli'\IiAH      DIVISION 19 REMAINING Fl@@               WILL DEFEND INI
                                                     -A-D AND
     @t-ACE.   THE MEE-INF;H WAS IN CONTACT WITH THE I          AD AT 7,ot)5N4-7
                                                                                   07E.
     PRELIMINARY REPORTS WERE OVER lo@) RGFC VEHICLES WERE DESTROYED.
            (4)                  J--TAR-1 REPORTED MOVEMENT ACTIVITY HEADED
     -NORTHEAST CUT OF THE l@-TH AND @@.@ND Arliv!CF-,' DIVISION AREAS AT
     APPROXIMATELY 270@@(-.@OZFEB. THE ACTIVITY INDICATES THE DIVISIONS
     ARE ATTEMPTING TO WITHDRAW NORTH INTO SOUTHEASTERN IRAQ. VII
     ::ORPS WAS IN CONTACT WITH THESE TWO DIVISIONS.              CONTACT HAS BEEN
SPERSED. (NFI)
                          FR) ALTHOUGH THE 25TH, 28TH. 27TH AND 47TPJ
     INFANTRY DIVISIOI-,@AVE NOT BEEN DECLARED COMBAT INEFFECTIVE.
     THEY ARE   SURROUNDEI) AND SHOULD NOT EFFECT CURRENT OPERATIONS. IT
     IS POSSIBLE THESE FORCES WILL SURRENDER AS SOON AS THE
     @DPPORTU@IITY F,REC-ENTS ITSELF.
           (6) (                 IRAQ PROBABLY INTENDED TO CONDUCT AN
     IRDERLY WITHDRAWAL OF ITS FORCES FROM KUWAIT TO DEFEND WEST OF
     THE AL BASRAH AREA. U.S. GROUND AND AIR ATTACKS, HOWEVER. HAVE
     @REVENTED SUCH A DEFENSE FROM BEING ESTABLISHED. IRAQI FORCES
     -IAVE ALSO ATTEMPTED TO WITHDRAW NORTH OF THE EUPHRATES AT AL
     BASRAH, AN NASIRIYAHIAND NORTH OF THE AL FAW RGFC INFANTRY
     DIVISION. THESE ATTEMPTS HAVE ALSO BEEN DEFEATED BY U.S. FORCES.
     ET IS EXF'ECTED IRAQI FORCES NOW CAUGH,- BETWEEN THE U.S. FORCES
     ;ND THE EUPHRATES WILL DEFEND WHEN FORCED TO, HOWEVER THEY WILL
     :ONTINUE TO ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE ACROSS THE EUPHRATES. VIRTUALLY
     @LL AVAILABLE ROUTES OUT OF THE BASRAH AREA HAVE BEEN CUT OFF.
     :OMMAND AND CONTROL OF REMAINING FORCES HAS BEEN SERIOUSLY
     DEGRADED AND WILL HINDER ORGANIZED MILITARY OPERATIONS. IT IS
     @ESE-ZSED AT THIS TIME THE REMAINING RGFC AND HEAVY FORCES, IF
     JNABLE TO WITHDRAW ACROSS THE EUPHRATES, WILL FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL
     ;S U.S. FORCE-= CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST.
           (7)                   XVIII ABN CORPS COMMENTS: PRELIMINARY



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Document 10 f:/Week-10/BX000023/DUTY LOG G5 28 FEB 91/daily staff journal 28 feb 95:11229616372926
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Box ID = BX000023
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Folder Title = DUTY LOG G5 28 FEB 91
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Subject = DAILY STAFF JOURNAL 28 FEB 95
Document Seq # = 2002
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