VII CORPS SITREP 2 APR 91

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Subject: VII CORPS SITREP 2 APR 91                                       

Box  ID: BX000494

Document Number:         42

Folder Title: TACTICAL OPERATIONS CENTER LOGS  TF FREEDOM  1 - 9  APR 91 -1                                   

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Unit: ARCENT      

Parent Organzation: CENTCOM     






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                      (C) NUMBER OF PATIENTS TREATED - 1691
                      (D) NUMBER OF PATIENTS CURRENTLY IN HOSPITALS - 59
                      (E) NUMBER OF PATIENTS EVACUATED - 21
                      (F) NUMBER OF PATIENTS REQUIRING EVACUATION      10
                     (G) TOTAL DISPLACED CIVILIANS/EPWtS IN SECTOR
         12,531/440 PROCESSED TO THEATER CAGE.
              C. @ IRAQI MILITARY SITUATION: IRAQI FORCES DO NOT        POSE A
         CONVENTIONAL THREAT TO VII CORPS UNITS. MANY OF THE HEAVY      FORCES
         NORTH OF AL BASRAH HAVE EITHER MOVED TO THE AMARAH AREA OR
         FURTHER NORTH TO BAGHDAD AND KURDISTAN. ONLY 13 TANKS, 57      APC'S,
         AND 3 U/I ARMORED VEHICLES REMAIN BETWEEN AL BASRAH AND AL
         QURNAH. NO MORE THAN TWO HEAVY BRIGADE EQUIVALENTS REMAIN      IN AL
         BASRAH ITSELF, AND ONE HEAVY BDE EQUIVALENT IN AL ZUBAYR.      ON 31
         MAR, SMALL GROUPS OF INSURGENTS REPORTEDLY ENGAGED GOVERNMENT
         TROOPS APPROXIMATELY 25 KILOMETERS NORTH OF AL BASRAH. ALTHOUGH
         THESE ENGAGEMENTS DID LITTLE TO CHANGE THE MILITARY SITUATION IN
         SOUTHEASTERN IRAQ, THEY ARE INDICATIVE OF THE ACTIVITY TO BE
         EXPECTED AS IRAQI TROOPS DEPLOY NORTH TO CONDUCT
         COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS. THERE WAS NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY
         NOTED EITHER IN AS SAMAWAH NOR AN NASARIYAH ON 31 MAR AND 1 APR.
              D. @ CONDITIONS NORTH OF THE DEMARCATION LINE: AN EPW
         REPORTED THAT HE OBSERVED THE -EXECUTION OF 30 CIVILIANS IN AL
         BASRAH ON 27 OR 28 MAR. EXECUTIONERS INCLUDED MEMBERS OF THE IZ
         7TH BDE, 17TH DIV AND MEMBERS OF AN U/I RGFC UNIT. REFUGEES
         REPORTED MASS KILLINGS IN KARBALA ON 18 MAR AND USE OF CHOKING
         AGENTS ON THE CIVILIAN POPULATION ON 20 MAR. A REFUGEE ALSO
         REPORTED THAT A BAATH PARTY OFFICIAL TOOK PART IN THE EXECUT16N
         OF DESERTERS.
              E. @UNIT (MAIN) LOCATIONS. 1AD - QUO17595; 3AD
; 1CD - NS668572; L(UK)AD - QT640563; 1ID(M) - PU545297;
         2ACR - NV709348; 11AB - MU596903; CORPS ARTILLERY - PU425156.
         2.   @ FUTURE PLANS: CORPS WILL CONTINUE SEARCH AND RECOVERY
         OPERATIONS FOR US VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT IN IRAQ; ESTABLISHMENT
         OF KUWAITI SECURITY FORCE; AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE. PLANNING
         IS ONGOING FOR MOVEMENT OF CORPS TO RAARS, DEVELOPMENT OF RAAFS,
         AND REDEPLOYMENT OF UNITS TO USAREUR AND CONUS.
         3.   @ ISSUES:
              A. @ PERSONNEL.
                   (1) @ AVAILABILITY OF BRONZE STAR DECORATIONS. (RED)
         CURRENTLY HAVE 9000 AGAINST ESTIMATED REQUIREMENT OF 20,000. POC
         VII CORPS AG, LTC THORNTON, 9-709-7711-717.
                   (2) @ REQUEST 20 ADDITIONAL U.S. ARABIC LINGUISTS FOR
         MILITARY INTELLIGENCE MISSIONS (EPW, TRANSCRIPTION, ETC.)
         EXPECTED. REQUIRE THE FOLLOWING GRADES AND MOS: 5 X 97E20AZ; 7
         X 97EIOAZ; AND 8 X 98GIOAZ. IF REQUIRED GRADES ANDIOR MOSIS ARE
         NOT AVAILABLE, REQUEST SUBSTITUTION OF QUALIFIED U.S. ARABIC
         LINGUISTS WITH FIRST PRIORITY TO MOS NOT GRADE. WITH THE
         DEPARTURE OF THE KUWAITI LINGUISTS AN ADDITIONAL 51 U.S.
         LINGUISTS ARE REQUIRED FOR MEDICAL, FORCE PROTECTION, AND CIVIL
         AFFAIRS OPERATIONS. TOTAL REQUIREMENT IS 71. POC VII CORPS GI,
         LTC JOHNSON, TASS 9-709-9977-611.
                   (3) @ GAMMA GLOBULIN SERUM. (AMBER) MEDSOM IS

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