COMMANDERS SITREP 70

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Subject: COMMANDERS SITREP 70                                            

Unit: VII CORPS   

Parent Organization: ARCENT      

Box  ID: BX000249

Folder Title: VII CORPS CMDRS SITREP  22 MAR THRU 6 MAY 91                                                    

Document Number:         41

Folder Seq  #:         79





                                UNCLASSIFIED



                  FROM: CDR VII CORPS//CG//

                  TO: COMUSARCENT//CG/G3//

                  CLASSIFICATION:

                  SUBJECT: COMMANDERIS SITREP 170

                  PRECEDENCE: IMMEDIATE

                  REPORTING PERIOD: 27210OZ TO 28210OZ MAR 91
          AU) @ OPERATIONS SUMMARY.
              A(U)@ CORPS OVERVIEW:
                  (IJU) @ VII CORPS MAINTAINS SCREEN ALONG DML AND
          OUTPOSTS ON HIGHWAY 81 CONTINUES TO CLEAR SECTORS, CONTROLS THE

          CENTCOM DIRECTED DEMARCATION LINE AND IRAQI MILITARY AND CIVILIAN

          MOV    T IN CONTROLLED AREAS, PROVIDES HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE,

          AND CONTINUES DEVELOPMENT OF RAA'S. CORPS RETAINS THE CAPABILITY

          FORWARD TO CONDUCT OFFENSIVE OPERATIONS. MOVEMENT OF CIVILIANS

          INTO CORPS SECTOR ACROSS THE DEMARCATION LINE REMAINS HIGH.

          REPORTS FROM GROUPS FLEEING BASRA AND AN NASARIYAH INDICATE

          POSSIBLE DELIBERATE ATTACKS ON CIVILIANS AND WORSENING LIVING


          CONDITIONS IN BOTH AREAS. CORPS CONTINUES TO RECEIVE REPORTS OF

          ALLEGED IRAQI MILITARY COMMITTING ATROCITIES AGAINST THE LOCAL

          POPULATION IN THE LOWER EUPHRATES REGION, TO INCLUDE USE OF

          CHEMICALS AND MASS EXECUTION OF CIVILIANS. AERIAL SEARCH AND

          GROUND RECOVERY OPERATIONS OF FRIENDLY EQUIPMENT CONTINUES

          SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH THE IDENTIFICATION AND DESTRUCTION OF ENEMY

          MATERIAL IN VII CORPS SECTOR. UNITS CONTINUE DENIAL OPERATIONS

          IN SECTOR. CORPS HAS DESTROYED 2138 COMBAT VEHICLES, 2506

          TACTICAL VEHICLES, 2828 WEAPONS, 609 BUNKERS, 760      ITION



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Subject = COMMANDERS SITREP 70
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Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
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Declassified = 06-DEC-1996