INTSUM SFOB50 1113 91

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Subject: INTSUM SFOB50 1113 91                                           

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Parent Organization: SOCCENT     

Box  ID: BX004010

Folder Title: DESERT SHIELD AND DESERT STORM INTSUMS-SFOB 50-103-91 21 FEB-4 MAR 91                           

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      P R  26030C)Z F    91   ZYB
      FM CDRi5TH 19FGA   SOCCENT DEPLOYED//S2//
      TO ZEN COMSDCCENT DEPIOYED//J2//
      iEN/ISTBN5THSFriA SOCCENT DEPLOYED/,/S-4//
      ZEN 2NDBN5THSFG@,@9OCCENT,@LOYED//S2//
      ZEN 3RDBN5@HSFBA SOCCENF'DEPLOYED//S2//
      ZEN  dDR SFOB TAC CP//8@SO-SFA-SB//
      ZEN  Ti7l6OTHESOAR SQDe@NT//FWD//
      ZEN  bbRS@8@HSOSB @BCCENT FWD//S2//
      CDR)(VI-L'IABNCORPS//SOCCE//
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       UB  - "'TSU4 SFO@507.113-91. (U)
      S    @@PERI    OVERED: 25150OZ TO 26030OZ FEB 91, ASOF-26030OZ FEB
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    .111u)       GENERAL SITUATION: IZ FORCES CONTINUE TO ATTEMPT TO DEFEND
     /WITHIN THE KTO AGAINST ADVANCING ALLIED GROUND FORCES AND CONTINUING
      AIRSTRIKES. WE NOW ASSESS IZ FORCES TO BE 36 DIV IN THE KTO: 19
      COMMITTED, 8 OPEOATIONAL RESERVE AND 9 THEATER RESERVE. THIS LOWER
      NUMBER OF DIV RE@LECTS DIVISIONS THAT ARE NOW ASSESSED AS
      COMBAT INEFFECTIVE BY MAJOR INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES.-.t-.14ESE "COMBAT;
      INEFFECTIVE" UNITS ARE LISTED UNDER THE PERSONNEL AND'EBUIPMENT
      LOSSES PARAGRAPH OF THIS INTSUM. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT
      SUBELEMENTS OF THESE DIVISIONS MAY STILL BE RESISTING-ON THE
      BATTLEFIELD.
      2@    FLUITRACE PLOT    OF F@RWARD ELEMENTS: THE BATTLEFIELD IS STILL
      v          D. THIS FRONT    L INE TRACE IS OUR BEST GUESSS: 2958NO4817E
      TO 2e56NO4800E TO 291ONo4747E TO 2911NO4710E TO 29i6NO470SE TO
      292ON04634E TO 2953NO4620E TO 3016NO4605E TO 302ON04603E TO
      3029NO4611E TO 3045NO4439E TO 3015NO4Z40E. IN ADDITION, TWO FORWARD
      XVIIT ABN CORPS'ELEMENTS ARE AT PEI*TER OF MASS 3113NO4525E AND
      31OGN04'a'40E.
      34U@       GROUNr).ACTIVITY.- IN THE XVIII ABN CORPS SECTOR, REMAINING
ED POCKETS OF
      RESISTANCE AS THE FRENCH 6TH.ARMOR DIVISION SECURED AS SALMAN DURING
      THE LATE AFTERNOON OF 25 FEBRUARY 1991. ELEMENTS OF THE IOIST ABN
      DIV REAEHED OBJECTIVES SE OF AS SAMAWAH AND WEST OF TALLIL AIRFIELD
      NEAR THE EUPHRATES RIVER WITHOUT@SIGNIFICANT OPPOSITION. IN THE US
      VII CORPS AREA, US ELEMENTS DESTROYED 35 T-72 TANKS FROM THE
      PROBABLE TAWAKALNA DIVISION IN AFTERNOON FIGHTING ON THE 25TH
      FEBRUARY. IN THE NAC SECTOR, THE IRAQI 20TH AND 30TH INFANTRY
      D'IVISIONS APPEAR TO'@,HAVE BEEN BADLY ATTRITTI=D BY THE L;OMBING@CAMPAIGN
      AND MASS SURRENDERS TO PAN-ARAB FORCES AND HAVE THUS FAR NOT OFFERED
      MAJOR RESISTANCE. NO MOVEMENT HAS BEEN SEEN IN THIS, THE IRAQI IV
      CORPS AREA, TO COUNTERATTACK. IN THE MARCENT AREA, DESPITE HAVING
      FORCES ON THREE SIDES OF THE MARCENT INTRUSION, THE IRAal III CORPS
      HAS BEEN UNABLE TO ORGANIZE OTHER THAN PIECEMEAL COUNTERATTACKS,
      ALTHOUGH HASTY DEFENSES HAVE BEEN ESTABL:SHED ON THE COAST ROAD AND
      SOUTH OF KUWAIT CITY AND Al- JAHRA. COUNTERATTACKS FAILED TO TAKE
      BACK AL JABER AIRFIELD FROM THE MARINES. THE III CORPS MAY ATTEMPT
      COUNTERATTACKS WITH THE 6TH ARMOR, 3RD ARMOR, AND IST MECH DURING
      DAYLIGHT ON 26 FEBRUARY. IN THE EAC AREA, THE !BTH AND BTH INFANTRY
      AND 5TH MECH, DESPITE SUBSTANTIAL. ATTRITION, ARE.STILL OFFERING
      RESISTANCE TO THE EAC ADVANCE.
      A.(U       SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY:
      1 ) (u I -=--' W. -W @LLI ARMORED ELEMENTS (POSS OF @HE 5TH MECH) WERE
      APOTTED MOVING S         IN THE VIC OF THE BUROAN4        FIELDS AT APPROX UNCLASSIFIED
      25033OZ FEB 91   . IWESE FORCES-WERE APPARENTLY          GAGED AT 050OZ BY US,'
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