6S                                       U.S. MARLNES IN THE PERSIAN GULF, 1990-1991


                                             Department of Defenae Photo (USMC) 0850 3 91
Iraqi bunkers in the "agricultural area  seized by 2d Baaahrn~, 4th Marines, on 26
February 1991.

Battalion, 23d Marines, began to take sporadic, harassing small arms fire from
the agricultural area. One company was dispatched to clear this area of snipers.
As the battalion continued north, it came upon a large number of abandoned
Iraqi mechanized vehicles. These were destroyed with the battalion's direct fire
weapons. The battalion's mission for the night was to destroy any remaining
vehicles and to ensure that any Iraqi forces still in the area did not escape.
    As the division's elements consolidated their positions for the night, there
was still much work to be done. Both Marine regiments now used their Kuwaiti
liaison officers to make contact with the resistance forces operating to their
fronts. It was these forces which cleared the remaining pockets of Iraqis in the
town and secured Al Jahrah.2~ At division headquarters that night, orders were
prepared for both regiments to clear their zones up to the coast the following
morning.
    At 2250 that evening, the division was notified that Arab forces on
its left flank would pass through the division's zone on 0 plus 3, 27 February.
By 2330, communications were established with Egyptian forces operating to the
left flank. Preparations for the coordination of the passage of these forces were
immediately begun. At 0450, the fire support coordination center informed all
units that there would be no firing north of Phase Line Bear, the road along
which they were established, effective immediately. By 0555, Tiger Brigade had
completed making liaison with the Egyptians. By 0720, these units were passing
across the division's front lines on their way to Kuwait City.~
    Because of the passage of these allied forces, the clearing of the zones was
postponed. For the remainder of the day, the division remained in its poSitions