INTELLIGENCE ESTIMATE 7TH ENG BDE 18 FEB 91

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Subject: INTELLIGENCE ESTIMATE  7TH ENG BDE 18 FEB 91                    

Box  ID: BX000249

Document Number:          3

Folder Title: ENGR PLAN INTEL                                                                                 

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Unit: VII CORPS   

Parent Organzation: ARCENT      




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                                     ,S) Zey Terrain
                                             -Th.?          fo-@nd @r.2.de .he :@ng",                      A.

                                             -Rsa,4-                  (cut. of   V:: Co:,ps    3@c,.or) in X,,;,iiail.
                   A: Ab-@aq-2923%04658--.      Greal:y a.1f@.zts      Iraq. capability       to redirect       coraba,.
                          at critical @.4res.
                                             -Southern end of the Southern Desero 30:6NO463OE.                   V1.0a:
                   po@nt on VI: Corps norther- flank as i' hoo:.s right.
                                             -highway leading west out of 3asrah, to Baghdad.
                   -                         -Basrah, psychological target.              @-aara@ never !e@' to
                   '!,&man @evo:utio-a-y Guards.          Has sare z:,ln4ficance as                    siege
                   @.@- -I.$ '%O) , : .

                        z. Other characteristics


                               (1) Use of Special 7o:@cez. especially RG@C ST Division. One St
                            unloca'.@.       ?ossibly .n north Sa,,;di area a:org w;@l, violent tonroriat
                   a:,f3n,.zations.    Greatest danger from these forces will be G Day-! .h-u
                   .n.','-a6'.ion of hostilities, aspec'a'ly to rear a-ea units as I-orbat forces move
                         towards OBJ CO@LI'@'S

                              .(2)    Bypassed pockets of resistance by -,mneuver forces could -rove
                   ,c be  a prober. to logistics and -e@ ar@a unt-@ as they move forward                             to
                   3Lt"rt combat units.

                               (3) Pr4soner of t,,'a:.. 'VII.Corps has not appreciably addressed -he
                   p-:b!em of units surrendering en masse and being passed to the rear of
 -ver units for processing and interrogation.                  ?rior wara have shown that
                   .@.. t! L
                   Ar:-b -,nits do not 'die in place' but surrender after having put up a good
                   fact.


                   3. E%EVY SITUATIO.II


                        a. Enemy Disposition. See last VI! Corps l@."SUY with .roop disposition.

                        b.   Cor.,.posit!on! V::             C3,rp2 and Republican Guard 7orces Coirmand

                             Strengtu:

                               (1)   Corrmitted. BxT%7 !)IV, IXARM DIV = 7 DIV
                                     25 ID, 27 ID. 28 ID, 3:Z!D, 47 ID, 48 ID, 12 AD

                               (2)   Ileinforcenents. Ox           DIV, 2x.%L-CH DIV, 4m AR%! DIV = 12 DIV
                                     26 ID, poss A :%F D:V, 4x RO Tl%'F DIV
                                     TAVI IN'T DIV(14) . 51 I@F DIV(M)
                                     HAM AR.V DIV, VAD ARV DIV, 17 ARV DIV, 10 ARd DIV

                               (3)   Air.

                                     (a) Virtually no in-country close air support aircraft (CAB)


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Scan Date = 24-JUN-1996
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