IRAQI ARMY WAS DEVELOPING DOCTRINE

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SUBJECT: IRAQI ARMY WAS DEVELOPING DOCTRINE

NOT FINALLY EVALUATED INTELLIGENCE





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THE                       AT THE TIME,



IRAQI ARMY WAS DEVELOPING DOCTRINE THAT RELIED UPON ARMORED

UNIT

COUNTERATTACKS TO STOP IRANIAN BREAKTHROUGHS.  SUCH A

REASSIGNMBNT WAS CONSIDERED FAVORABLE.



COMBAT OPERATIONS ALONG

THE

IRAN/IRAQ BORDER, INCLUDING THE IRAQI VICTORY AT AL-FAW

PENINSULA.





MEMBERS OF THE UNIT WERE TRAINED TO INFILTRATE

SAUDI

ARABIA AND CONDUCT REAR AREA SABOTAGE OPERATIONS,

ASSASSINATIONS, AND COLLECT STRATEGIC RECONNAISSANCE

INFORMATION.



RETURNED TO THE CONTINGENCY FORCES AND PARTICIPATED IN IRAQI

ARMY GROUND OPERATIONS AGAINST THE KURDS IN NORTHERN IRAQ.

HE

WAS RELEASED FROM ACTIVE DUTY





ALTERATION OF IRAQI GROUND FORCE 

TACTICS,

STRATEGY AND DOCTRINE, PRIMARILY RELATED TO ARMOR

OPERATIONS,

APPLIED AS A RESULT OF LESSONS LEARNED FROM  OPERATION  DESERT

STORM.



SOURCE CAN PROVIDE DETAILED INFORMATION ON

IRAQI OPERATIONAL PLANNING FOR OFFENSIVE/DEFENSIVE GROUND

COMBAT

UP TO  CORPS  LEVEL.





     SOURCE CAN PROVIDE DETAILED INFORMATION  ON

IRAQI GROUND FORCES STRATEGY, DOCTRINE, AND TACTICS,

ESPECIALLY

RELATED  TO ARMOR UNITS.  SOURCE DEMONSTRATED DETAILED

KNOWLEDGE

FROM SQUAD, PLATOON, COMPANY, BATTALION, REGIMENT, BRIGADE,

COMBAT TASK FORCE, DIVISION, AND CORPS LEVEL.  SOURCE IS

ALSO

KNOWLEDGEABLE OF INFANTRY AND COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT UNITS.





SOURCE CAN PROVIDE INFORMATION ON IRAQI

COMMAND, CONTROL, COMBINATIONS, AND INTELLIGENCE (C3I) AT

DIVISION LEVEL AND FORCE RELIABILITY.



SOURCE CAN PROVIDE  DETAILED INFORMATION  ON 

IRAQI COMBAT INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION CAPABILITIES, TO

INCLUDE

THE INTELLIGENCE DIRECTORATE, ORGANIZATION OF INTELLIGENCE

AND

RECONNAISSANCE UNITS, MISSIONS AND EQUIPMENT CAPABILITIES.

SOURCE HAS            INFORMATION ON IRAQI USE OF

            GROUND SURVEILLANCE RADAR, TO INCLUDE 

DEPLOYMENT,

CAPABILITIES, RANGES, AND TYPES.





              SOURCE CAN PROVIDE DETAILED INFORMATION ON

IRAQI ARMY ORDER OF BATTLE AT CORPS LEVEL, TO INCLUDE

REORGANIZATIONS TAKING PLACE SINCE DESERT STORM. 



    SOURCE CAN PROVIDE INFORMATION ON  IRAQI

USE OF

CHEMICAL WEAPONS (CW) AGAINST IRANIANS AND  KURDS.  SOURCE

HAS

HEARSAY INFORMATION ABOUT IRAQI CW USE AGAINST COALITION

FORCES

IN DESERT STORM.

              SOURCE CAN PROVIDE INFORMATION ON  IRAQI

DOCTRINE  CONCERNING CW USE, CW PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, AND

MEDICINES ISSUED TO SOLDIERS.



             SOURCE CAN PROVIDE DETAILED INFORMATION ON

IRAQI SPECIAL SECURITY ORGANIZATION ("JIHAZ AMN  AL-KHAS"-

SSO)

ARREST AND INTERROGATION TECHNIQUES.





    SOURCE CAN LOCATE VARIOUS UNDERGROUND

MILITARY

FACILITIES IN THE BAGHDAD AREA AND PROVIDE LIMITED

INFORMATION

ON SPECIAL UNDERGROUND PRISON FACILITIES.  HE CAN IDENTIFY

THE

NEW LOCATION OF THE MINISTRY OF GENERAL SECURITY, AND OTHER

GOVERNMENT FACILITIES RELOCATED/REBUILT AFTER DESERT STORM.







    SOURCE CAN PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE

EFFECTS

OF THE U.N. SANCTIONS INSIDE GOVERNMENT CONTROLLED IRAQ AND

WITHIN THE NORTHERN IRAQ EXCLUSIONARY ZONE.



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