COMMANDERS SITREP 68

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Subject: COMMANDERS SITREP 68                                            

Unit: VII CORPS   

Parent Organization: ARCENT      

Box  ID: BX000249

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

Document Number:         43

Folder Seq  #:         79





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                  FROM: CDR VII CORPS//CG//

                  TO: COMUSARCENT//CG/G3//

                  CLASSIFICATION: SECRET


                  SUBJECT: COMMANDERIS SITREP P68

                  PRECEDENCE: IMMEDIATE


                  REPORTING PERIOD: 25210OZ TO 26210OZ KAR 91
          11U) Wf OPERATIONS SUMMARY.
              AIU) @ CORPS OVERVIEW:
                  (1)(U)W VII CORPS OCCUPIES HASTY DEFENSIVE POSITIONS,

          CONTINUES TO CLEAR SECTORS, CONTROLS THE CENTCOM DIRECTED

          DEMARCATION LINE AND IRAQI MILITARY AND CIVILIAN MOVEMENT IN

          CONTROLLED AREAS, PROVIDES HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE, AND CONTINUES

          DEVELOPMENT OF RAA'S. 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 ALLEGED REPORTS OF 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. CORPS RETAINS THE CAPABILITY FORWARD TO CONDUCT


          OFFENSIVE OPERATIONS. UNITS CONTINUE DENIAL OPERATIONS IN


          SECTOR. CORPS HAS DESTROYED 2105 COMBAT VEHICLES, 2458 TACTICAL

          VEHICLES, 2828 WEAPONS, 581 BUNKERS, 791 AMMUNITION DUMPS, 126


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Subject = COMMANDERS SITREP 68
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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 = 06-DEC-1996