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Subject: COMMANDERS SITREP                                               

Unit: VII CORPS   

Parent Organization: ARCENT      

Box  ID: BX000211

Folder Title: TASK FORCE DEMO LOG  14 MAR- 1 APR 91                                                           

Document Number:         60

Folder Seq  #:         19




                                       UNCLASSIFIED




                SUBJECT: COBMNDER*S SITREP #67
                REPORTING PERIOD: 24210OZ TO 25210OZ MAR 91
                                IONS SUMMARY.
                                R.PS OVERVIEW:
                                    VII CORPS OCCUPIES HASTY DEFENSIVE POSITIONS,
                cc              EAR SECTORS. CONTROLS THE CENTCOM DIRECTED
                DEMARCATION LINE AND IRAQI MILITARY AND CIVILIAN MOVEMENT IN
                CONTROLLED AREAS. PROVIDES HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE. CONTINUES
                REPOSITIONING ACTIVITIES TO ASSUME XVIII ABC SECTOR. 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. REPORTS RECEIVED BY IAD INCLUDE ALLEGED USE OF
                CHEMICALS AND MASS EXECUT10N OF CIVILIANS. AERIAL SEARCH AND
                GROUND RECOVERY OPERATIONS OF FRIENDLY EQUIPMENT CONTINUES
                SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH THE IDENTIFICATION AND DESTRUCTION OF ENEMY
                IDATERIAL IN THE COMBINED XVZIIIVII CORPS SECTOR. CORFS RETAINS
                THE CAPABILITY FORWARD TO CONDUCT OFFENSIVE OPERATIONS. UNITS
                CONTINUE DENIAL OPERATIONS IN SECTOR. CORPS HAS DESTROYED 2105
                COMBAT VEHICLES, 2454 TACTICAL VEHICLES. 2828 WEAPONS. 581
                BTJNKERS. 791 AMMUNITION DUMPS. 120 ENGINEER VEHICLES. AND 1 NAVAL
                VESSEL (GUN BOAT). IAD VACATED THE KUWAIT SECTOR 25 MAR AND
                PROCESSED OVER 240 EPW'S. 3AD CONTINUED PREPARATION FOR THE
                DESTRUCTION OF THE SILKWORM MISSILES. ALL 34 MISSILES AND 61
                WARHEADS ARE LOADED FOR MOVEKENT TO DESTRUCTION SITE FOR PLANNED
AT
                AA BREWER. L(UK)AD MAI       I-ORT I ON REDEPLOYMENT OF 7TH BDE AND
                  EPARATION FOR MOVEMENT OF 4TH BI)E ON 28 MAR. UNITS ALONG THE
                MDL WILL ?AAXIMIZE USE OF ACQUISITION RADARS TO PROTECT THE FORCE.

                FORCE PROTECTION AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE ARE CORPS H10HEST
                PRIORITIES.
                     (2(U@ -lAD. DIVISION VACATED THE KUWAIT SECTOR TODAY.
                NEW D&ARN IOCATION       017505. UNITS CONTINUE TO DESTROY ENEt4Y
                MATERIAL I SECTOR.           E IS MANNING CHECK P04NT-BItAVO AT Qtj
                0488, AND PROCESSED  240+ EPW'S TODAY. DIVIS 0 IS RECEIVING
                NUMEROUS UNCONFIRMED REPORTS OF ATROCITIES IN AN NASARIYAII.
                REPORTS INCLUDE ALLEGED USE OF CHEMICALS AND MASS EXECUTION OF
                CIVILIANS. DIVISION IS DEFENDING IN SECTOR AND IS PREPARED FOR
                FUTURE OPERATIONS AND REDEPLOYMENT.
                         (3)(@      3AD. DIVISION CONTINUES TO MAN CHECXPOINTS
                ALONG HIGHWPIY'S IN THE IST AND 2ND BDE SECTORS. THE 3RD BDE
                CONTINUED CALFEX AT THUNDER RANGE. DIVISION CONTINUED
                PREPARATION FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF THE SILKWORM MISSILES. OVER
                THE PAST 48 HOURS ALL 34 MISSILES AND 61 WARHEADS WERE LOADED ON
                S/P'S. THE PLANNED DATE FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF THE MISSILES IS
                27 MAR. THE CAB CONTINUED THE AERIAL SCREEN OF THE DE14ARCATION
                LINE IN SECTOR. DIVISION CONTINUED TO PROVIDE HUMANITARIAN AID
                TO REFUGEES AND RESIDENTS OF SAFWAN VILLAGE IN SECTOR. DIVISION
                IS PREPARED FOR DEFENSE OF NORTHERN KUWAIT. AND CONTINUES TO PLAN
                REDEPLOYMENT OPERATIONS.
                         (41@       2ACR. REGIMENT IS SET IN SECTOR AND IS
                CONDUCTING     EEN ING OPERATIONS. UNITS CONTINUED TO CONDUCT MSR
                RECONS TO ESTABLISH EXTENT OF COMPLETION. REGIMENT IS PREPARING
 ORDER MISSIONS.
                          (B        l(UK)AD. DIVISION MAIN EFFORT IS ON
                REDEPLOYME @ND MAINTENANCE. EXTRACTION OF TROOPS PROGRESSES
                WELL. 14AXIMUM PREPARATION CONTINUES ON 7TH BDE VEHICLES PRIOR TO
                HANDOVER FOR SEA MOVE. 4TH BDE CONTINUES WITH LOW LEVEL.TRAINING
                                       I lr\IrLASSIFIED

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Folder Title = TASK FORCE DEMO LOG 14 MAR- 1 APR 91
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Subject = COMMANDERS SITREP
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