SITREP 170 CINCFOR FCJ3 CAT 24 JAN 91

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Subject: SITREP 170  CINCFOR FCJ3 CAT  24 JAN 91                         

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Folder Title: SITREPS-20-25 JAN 91                                                                            

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         COMMI)NICATIONS PROBLEMS AS A RESULT OF ATTACKS ON THEIR COMMAND

         FACILITIES AND COMMUNICATIONS LINKS. HOWEVER, THE DISRUPTIONS SO FAR

         ARE MERELY PROVING TO BE AN INCONVENIENCEI SINCE ALTERNATE

         COMMUNICATIONS MEANS ARE READILY AVAILABLE. REPUBLICAN GUARDS

         DIVISIONS ARE SUFFERING LIGHT DAMAGE, BUT NONE HAVE DISPERSED OR

         MOVED TO BETTER PROTECTED POSITIONS. ADDITIONALLYI THEIR L061STICS

         CONTINUE TO BE ARRAYED IN LAAGER POSITIONS OF 2000 AND 4000 SGUARE

         METERS- THIS INDICATES THAT DAMAGE LEVELS SO FAR ARE ACCEPTABLEI

         ALTHOUGH THE DAMAGED COMMAND AND CONTROL NETWORK MAY HAVE LEFT THE

         IRAQI MILITARY COMMAND UNAWARE OR UNCERTAIN OF THE DAMAGE EXTENT-

         C-             ACCORDING TO RECONNAISSANCE PHOTOGRAPHS-I OIL WELLS AND

         STORAGE TANKS AT THE AL WAFRAN OILFIELD HAVE BLOWN UP- THE CAUSE IS

         UNCLEARI THE DAMAGE COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY COALITION AIR STRIKESI
         THE IRAQIS MAY BE TRYING TO CREATE A DEFENSIVE SMOKESCREENI OR THEY

         MAY HAVE BEGUN TORCHING KUWAITS OILFIELDS- REGARDLESS OF THE REASONI

         THE BURNING OIL COULD POSE HEALTH AND OPERATIONAL DANGERS TO

         COALITION FORCESI AS BRIEFED IN EARLIER WEEKS- THE CONCENTRATION OF

         HYDROGEN SULFIDE COULD BE HIGH ENOUGH TO CAUSE NERVE, EYEI AND LUNG

         DAMAGE WITHIN 200 FEET OF THE WELLS. FURTHER, THE BLACK SMOKE RISES

         TO PROVIDE SUBSTANTIAL PROTECTION FROM AERIAL OBSERVATIONI PRIMARILY






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File Room = aug96_declassified
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Box ID = BX005006
Unit = 22D SUPCOM
Parent Organization = ARCENT
Folder Title = SITREPS-20-25 JAN 91
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Subject = SITREP 170 CINCFOR FCJ3 CAT 24 JAN 91
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Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
Short Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 01-OCT-1996