IRAQI FORCE MOVEMENT CONTINUES

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1. IRAQ-KUWAIT BORDER DISPUTE

 IRAQ-KUWAIT: IRAQI FORCE MOVEMENT CONTINUES



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COMBINE: COMPLETE



1. IRAQ-KUWAIT BORDER DISPUTE



IRAQ-KUWAIT: IRAQI FORCE MOVEMENT CONTINUES 





IRAQ IS REPOSITIONING

AND REDEPLOYING GROUND AND AIR UNITS. EQUIPMENT ASSETS OF AN

ARMORED DIVISION, PREVIOUSLY DEPLOYED WEST OF AL MUFRASH, HAVE

MOVED      . ADDITIONAL ARTILLERY ASSETS HAVE





DEPARTED        A LARGE ARTILLERY DEPLOYMENT AREA

NORTHWEST OF AL MUFRA.SH. MEANWHILE, ARTILLERY HAS ARRIVED IN

THE SHAIBAH AREA; HEAVY-LIFT TRANSPORT ASSETS HAVE DEPARTED THE

SHAIBAH VICINITY; AND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT HAS PROBABLY BEEN

DELIVERED TO THE RAIL-TRANSFER POINT NORTH OF AZ ZUBAYR.

FINALLY, A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN IRAQI AIR ASSETS HAS

OCCURRED AT SHAIBAH AND AR RUMAYLAH AIRFIELDS, WHILE NO UNUSUAL

ACTIVITY WAS        AT QAYYARAH WEST, RASHEED, AND AL TAJI

AIRFIELDS.



SHAIBAH AREA --



ELEMENTS OF TWO PROBABLE ARTILLERY BATTALIONS HAVE TEMPORARILY

BIVOUACKED AT A ROAD INTERSECTION IN THE SHAIBAH AREA AT

302045N/0474510E. A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN THE NUMBER OF

HEAVY-LIFT TRANSPORTS WAS ALSO     IN THE AREA       AS

ELEMENTS OF AT LEAST ONE HEAVY-LIFT TRANSPORT BATTALION HAVE

LEFT A TEMPORARY BIVOUAC/PARKING AREA.





SHAIBAH AIRFIELD



A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN IRAQI AIR ASSETS HAS TAKEN PLACE

       WITH THE ARRIVAL OF FIXED-WING COMBAT

AIRCRAFT. SEVEN FLOGGER MULTIROLE FIGHTERS, THREE FITTER

FIGHTER-BOMBERS, AND ONE CANDID HEAVY JET TRANSPORT HAVE

ARRIVED. IN ADDITION, HELICOPTER ASSETS HAVE INCREASED WITH THE

ARRIVAL OF FIVE HIP MEDIUM HELICOPTERS, ONE SUPER FRELON MEDIUM

HELICOPTER, EIGHT UH-1 LIGHT HELICOPTERS, AND TWO BK.117 LIGHT

HELICOPTERS. A TOTAL OF 30 HIP AND 12 UH-1 ARE        THERE.





AR RUMAYLAH SOUTHWEST --



NINE FROGFOOT GROUND ATTACK AIRCRAFT AND ONE GAZELLE LIGHT

HELICOPTER HAVE ARRIVED





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