DAILY STAFF JOURNAL 20 MAR 91

File: 970107_mar96_decls10_0002.txt
Page: 0002
Total Pages: 4

Subject: DAILY STAFF JOURNAL 20 MAR 91                                   

Unit: XVIII CORPS 

Parent Organization: ARCENT      

Box  ID: BX000023

Folder Title: DUTY LOG  G5 20 MAR 91                                                                          

Document Number:      20003

Folder Seq  #:         90





                                         UNCLASSIFIED
                                    @-,jPITE ATRACI',S IN     TIIE NORTH, THE     I
                 G@N WITHDRAWING FORCES        FROM IRAQIS NORTHERN BORDERS IN
                     TO TIIE Tlir,.'EoT POSFD  BY LILI,@DISH  INSURGENTS IN THE SOUTH'
          SUCH ACTION WILL ALSO PREVENT ISOLATED IRAQI UNITS FROM BEING,C@T:@
          OFF AND DESTROYED BY THE KURDS. SIMULTANEOUS ATTACKS BY KURDS IN
          THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN AREAS OF KURDISTAN SUGGEST A DEGREE OF
          COORDINATION BETWEEN THE INSURGENTS. THIS ACTIVITY ALSO
          REPRESENTS AN ATTEMPT BY TtlE KURDISH FORCES TO DENY PRO-
          GOVERNMENT FORCES THE ABILITY TO RESUPPLY ALONG THE MSR'S THEREBY
          DEGRADING THEIR ABILITY TO COUNTER AN INSURGENT OFFENSIVE.
          (190643Z DIA 19J73)
               (3)                   AN IRAQI 2LT WHO DESERTED HIS UNIT AND
          JOINED THE IRAQI OPPOSITION IN BASRAH TOLD COALITION FORCES THAT
          HE WAS UNABLE TO VISIT HIS FAMILY NEAR BAGHDAD DUE TO AN ARMY
          CORDON AROUND THE AREA. ON 11 MARCH, THE LIEUTENANT ENTERED                      TlqE
          SADDAM CITY AREA AND WAS TOLD THE SECRET POLICE AND THE POPULAR
          ARMY HAVING CRUSHED UPRISINGS IN THE AREA, AS WELL AS IN TWO
          OTHER LOW INCOME AREA!3, SHAWLA AND KATHEMIYA. THE IRAQI
          LIEUTENANT ALSO QUOTED AN ACQUAINTANCE WHO TOLD OF CHEMICAL
          WEAPONS BEING USED TO QUELL A POPULAR UPRISING IN KARBALA.
          XVIII AIRBORNE COMMENT: TlilS IS I']-iE FIRST DEBRIEF RECEIVED
          CONCERNING INSURGENT/DISSIDENT ACTIVITY IN BAGHDAD. THE.,VALIDITY
          OF THE INFORMATION CANNOT BE DETERMINED, Al-THOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN
          OTHER INDICATIONS THAT BAGIIDAD HAS EXPERIENCED SOME INSTANCES OF
          CIVIL UNREST. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS REFERENCES TO THE.USE OF
          CHEMICAL WEAPONS IN KARBALA, HOWEVER, THIS REMAINS UNCONFIRMED.
          (191654Z 202 MI DN 19JI17)
NE:
          2953NO4@14SE/38RMV400200,        -@OO@'NC)4357@E/-IBRLU?24250
          7,028NO4413E/--IBRMU-101710,     3043NO4415E/30RMU-@'84998
              --NO4415E/38RMU284790,       --',)55NO442-@E/3SRMV400-@00
          304 -
          31ION04435E/38RMV604488,         -108NO4439E/38RMV663440
          -@117NO4445E/-@IBRMV7626@-O$     71@6NO4450E/-,eRMV951766
          3123NO4452E/38RMV88071-0,        3123NO4457E/38RMV949718
          3118NO450@E/38RNVO--0630,        31ION04506E/38RNVO90640
          3117NO451BE/38RNV286614,         3108NO4539E/3E3RNI,-616458
          3109NO4542E/-@SRNV662472,        -@107NO455--E/ZSRNVB45430
          3103NO4609E/39RPVIOO345,         Zit),-NO46IZE/ZSRPVI65338
          3046N()4639E/-@@ORPVtS4o4O,      304INC14656E/-IBRPU344966
          303SNO4712E/38ROU108915s         --Q36NO4715E/--BRQUI58672
                                                      -OE/7
          30'-'6NO4719E/@@ROU227870,       3028NO47,        E3ROU398738.
          3t,)26NO4730E/Z,BRQU401703,      30-@IN047,-,4E/38ROU464598@
          301IN04744E/--18ROU6284@@4,      301IN0474SE/38RQU693416
          301IN04749E/38ROU7104--O,        300-@N04756E/38ROUS32262
                           --IaRQUB45-@62, -QOONO4757E/38ROUS50260
          7,00@N04757E/
               (U) SLAR:                                                   5 U.S.C..552 (b)(1)
               A.


                                                                                                 I

                                                   UNCLASSIFIED

Document 4 f:/Week-10/BX000023/DUTY LOG G5 20 MAR 91/daily staff journal 20 mar 91:01029718421917
Control Fields 17
File Room = mar96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-10
Box ID = BX000023
Unit = XVIII CORPS
Parent Organization = ARCENT
Folder Title = DUTY LOG G5 20 MAR 91
Folder Seq # = 90
Subject = DAILY STAFF JOURNAL 20 MAR 91
Document Seq # = 20003
Document Date =
Scan Date =
Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
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 = 02-JAN-1997