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SUBJECT: IRAN-IRAQ FRONTLINE NOT FINALLY EVALUATED INTELLIGENCE TO FACILITATE ELECTRONIC ACCESS, THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN REFORMATTED TO ELIMINATE INFORMATION THAT DOES NOT PERTAIN TO GULF WAR ILLNESS ISSUES OR THAT IS CLASSIFIED. A COPY OF THIS REDACTED DOCUMENT, IN ORIGINAL FORMAT, IS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. HEADER: CONTROLS: 231852Z JUN 88 DECL: DCIDR DRV: IPM BY BODY: -TABLE OF CONTENTS- 1. IRAN-IRAQ FRONTLINE FINAL BATTLE PREPARATIONS. 1. IRAN-IRAQ FRONTLINE FINAL BATTLE PREPARATIONS. IRAQ CONTINUED TO MASS LARGE COMBAT FORCES IN BATTLE POSITIONS IN THE VICINITY OF THE SOUTH MAJNOON ISLAND AND THE STEP AREA ON THE IRAN-IRAQ BORDER. A LARGE MULTIDIVISIONAL PROBABLE REHEARSAL EXERCISE WAS ON THE STEP MOCKUP; AND POSSIBLE CHEMICAL WARFARE (CW) ACTIVITY AND FLIGHT OPERATIONS WERE AT TALLIT. IRAQI ARMOR AND MECHANIZED FORCES REMAINED IN FRONTLINE POSITIONS , AND ADDITIONAL FORCES WERE STILL BEING BROUGHT TO THE FRONT. JUST BEHIND THE FRONTLINES, MAJOR ELEMENTS OF TWO ARMORED DIVISIONS WERE REHEARSING ON THE STEP MOCKUP. HUNDREDS OF TANKS, ARMORED PERSONNEL CARRIERS AND SUPPORT VEHICLES WERE SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE MOCKUP AREA. THESE VEHICLES WERE TRAVELING IN ALL DIRECTION AND DID NOT APPEAR TO BE MOVING TOWARD THE STEP AREA ON THE BORDER THE FROG TACTICAL SURFACE-TO-SURFACE MISSILE BRIGADE, PREVIOUSLY BIVOUACED NEAR AL BASRAH, HAS BEEN FIELD-DEPLOYED AND POSITIONED INTO FIRING MODE 10 NM FROM THE FRONTLINE AND SOUTH OF IRANIAN-HELD NORTH MAJNOON ISLAND. THE IRAQIS HAVE DEPLOYED FIVE SELF-PROPELLED ARTILLERY BATTALIONS AND FIVE FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALIONS, 2 TO 3 NM FROM THE FRONTLINE IN THE STEP ARE SINCE JUNE. THE IRAQIS WERE CONSTRUCTING TWO DECONTAMINATION STATIONS IN THE STEP AREA SINCE JUNE. THE STATIONS CONSISTED OF UNIQUE V-SHAPED TRENCHED THAT CONNECT TO WASHDOWN TENTS/DECONTAMINATION VEHICLES. ELEMENTS OF A CHEMICAL DEFENSE UNIT HAD ARRIVED AT ONE OF THE AREAS. SIMILAR STATIONS AT HALABJAH AND FISH LAKE. POSSIBLE CW ACTIVITY AND FLIGHT OPERATIONS WERE AT TALLIL AIRFIELD . EIGHT FLATBED TRUCKS, LOADED WITH PROBABLE CHEMICAL MATERIAL, WERE NEXT TO THE SPECIAL STORAGE BUNKER. ONE LIGHT-TONED TANK TRUCK, SIMILAR TO ONE IN THE CONVOY WITH THE FLATBED TRANSPORTERS AT SAMARRA CW FACILITY ON JUNE, WAS JUST OUTSIDE THE FENCE. TWELVE OF THE 15 FLOGGER TO BE UNDERGOING PRE/POSTFLIGHT SERVICING. AT LEAST SEVEN FLOGGER HAD STORES UPLOADED ON THE WING PYLONS AS WELL AS ON THE CENTERLINE. SEVENTEEN FITTER FIGHTER-BOMBERS WERE INVOLVED IN FLIGHT OPERATIONS. SEVERAL OF THE FITTER HAD THEIR CANOPIES RAISED AND AT LEAST NINE FITTER WERE UPLOADED WITH UNIDENTIFIED STORES. A LOW LEVEL OF ACTIVITY WAS ON THE IRANIAN SIDE OF THE FRONTLINE. TWO BULLDOZERS WERE CONSTRUCTING AN ADDITIONAL DEFENSIVE BERM JUST NORTH OF THE STEP AREA. IRANIAN DEPLOYMENTS REMAINED UNCHANGED END OF MESSAGE 1.5 (C) 93662-72537
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