COMMANDERS SITREP 59

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Subject: COMMANDERS SITREP  59                                           

Unit: VII CORPS   

Parent Organization: ARCENT      

Box ID: BX000249

Folder Title: VII CORPS CMDRS SITREP 25-63 DTD  11 FEB THRU 21 MAR 91                                         

Document Number:          6

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             MASS ARRESTS AND EXPULSIONS OF IRAQIS, PALESTINIANS, AND

             JORDANIANS WHO HAVE WEAPONS OR OTHER ITEMS THAT THE KUWAITIS DEEM

             SUBVERSIVE. THE PALESTINIAN POPULATION OF KUWAIT CITY IS

             CONCENTRATED IN THE HAWALI, EAST HAWALI, NIGRAH, SALMIYA,      AND

             FARWANIYAH DISTRICTS. AS WELL, PALESTINIANS IN THE KAITAN,

             RAWDAH, NUZHA, AND FARWANIYAli DISTRICTS   WERE REPORTEDLY ARMED BY

             THE IRAQIS. PALESTINIAN COMMANDOS WERE     TRAINED IN THE SURRAH

             DISTRICT AND PLO MEMBERS WERE STATIONED    AT DAR AL HANAN SCHOOL.

             AS THE FIRST WAVE OF PALESTINIANS.ARE EXPELLED OR ARRESTED,
             COALITION FORCES CAN EXPECT NUMEROUS RETALIATORY ATTACKS AGAINST

             KUWAITI ELEMENTS WITHIN KUWAIT CITY. THESE'ATTACKS'SHOULD BE

             LOCALIZED, THOUGH U.S. ELEMENTS MAY INADVERTENTLY BE CAUGHT IN

             THE CROSSFIRE. 3AD'S DESERT LOCATION MAKES IT REMOTE AND MORE

             SECURE FROM RETALIATORY ATTACKS. NOTWITHSTANDING, ANY U.S.

             PERSONNEL IN KUWAIT CITY DURING THIS PERIOD MAY BECOME A TARGET

             OF OPPORTUNITY.

                 C. @6) UNIT (MAIN) LOCATIONS: 1AD - QU200200' 3 D@-
             QUO83070; ICD - NS668572; I  (UK)AD   QT640563; l@M) - QU587067;
             2ACR - P      .3; IIAB'- NS526533.

             2. @ FUTURE PLANS: CORPS PREPARES FOR THE FOLLOWING

             CONTINGENCIES: ASSUMPTION OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ENTIRE XVIII


             ABC SECTOR; ESTABLISHMENT OF KUWAITI SECURITY FORCE; MOVEMENT OF

             CORPS To RAAIS; AND REDEPLOYMENT OF UNITS TO'USAREUR AND CONUS.

             CONTINUE TO PLAN FOR TRAINING IN RAA'@.

             3.      ISSUES:

                 A. (U) PERSONNEL. (RED) AVAILABILITY OF BRONZE STAR


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Subject = COMMANDERS SITREP 59
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