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- OF INTEREST TO THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY IS OUR SUCCESS IN

  ATTACKING IRAQ'S NBC STORAGE AND PRODUCTION CAPABILITY

  -- DESTROYED ALL NUCLEAR REACTOR FACILITIES

         BAGHDAD NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTER HAS BEEN LEVELED TO RUBBLE

  -- PRECISION GUIDED MUNITIONS AND TLAM CRUISE MISSILES

         STRUCK HARD AT NUCLEAR, BIOLOGICAL, AND CHEMICAL

         FACILITIES

  -- 850 AIRCRAFT SORTIES FLOWN ON NBC TARGETS

         ALMOST ALL HAVE BEEN SEVERELY DAMAGED OR TOTALLY DESTROYED

  -- DESTROYED OR HEAVILY DAMAGED 24 CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL

     STORAGE AREAS

  -- DESTROYED OR HEAVILY DAMAGED 8 CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL

     PRODUCTION FACILITIES


- WILL CONTINUE TO ATTACK


3ATTLEFIEtD PREP/CAS/REPUBLICAN GUARD

- MAJOR FOCUS NOW ON PROVIDING PROTECTIVE AND SUPPORTIVE AIR POWER

  TO THE COALITION GROUND FORCES.

  -- OVER 600 CLOSE AIR SUPPORT (CAS) MISSIONS FLOWN ON A TYPICAL

     DAY

  -- ANOTHER 600 MISSIONS ARE FLOWN IN THE KTO VICINITY

  -- FORWARD AIR CONTROLLERS AND AERIAL OBSERVERS ARE PROVIDING

     ACCURATE TARGETING FOR CAS.


- HUSSEIN'S PREMIER MILITARY FORCE, THE REPUBLICAN GUARDS, ARE NOW

  UNDER HEAVY ATTACK FROM COMBINED ARMS, IN ADDITION TO AIR.


- NON REPUBLICAN GUARD UNITS HAVE BEEN SUBSTANTIALLY ATTACKED AND

  ARE VIRTUALLY COMBAT INEFFECTIVE.


- WHILE DISCIPLINED COMSEC STILL HINDERS OUR ASSESSMENT, THE

  REPUBLICAN GUARD'S ABILITY TO BLOCK AND CONTAIN COALITION ATTACKS

  HAS BEEN DESTROYED.


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(INFORMATION CURRENT AS OF 27 FEB 1991)

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