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  -- FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR POTENTIAL AMPHIBIOUS OPERATIONS
  -- 2 MARINE EXPEDITIONARY BRIGADES (OVER 20 AMPHIBS)


- MARITIME INTERCEPT OPERATIONS CONTINUE WITH MORE THAN 7,000

  INTERCEPTS
  -- 13 NATIONS ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING


GROUND OPBnTIONS


- U.S. AND COALITION FORCES ARE DEFENDING
  -- REPOSITIONING


- FROM 2146 29 JANUARY TO 0920 30 JANUARY, MARINES ENGAGED IRAQI
  ARMOR/MECHANIZED FORCES AT THREE DIFFERENT LOCATIONS ALONG THE

  KUWAIT/SAUDI BORDER
  -- LOSSES:
         IRAQ:    33 TANKS / 28 VEH 1 17 EPW'S
         USMC:     3 LAV'S 1 11 KIA / 2 WIA


- FROM 29 JANUARY TO 31 JANUARY MILITARY OF SAUDI ARABIA AND QATAR
  ENGAGED IRAQI ARMOR/MECHANIZED FORCES IN AND AROUND KHAFJI

  -- LOSSES:
         IRAQ:   11 TANKS 1 9 VEH / 411 EPW'S
         SA:      1 TANK 1 1 MLRS / 2 VEH
         QATAR:   2 TANKS


- TOTAL LOSSES FROM USMC AND KHAFJI ENGAGEMENTS

  -- IRAQ:   44 TANKS / 37 VEH 1 428 EPW'S
  -- COALITION FORCES:   3 TANKS / 3 LAV'S I 1 MLRS
                        29 KIA I 6 WIA / 9 POW'S


- DURING THE IRAQI RETREAT FROM KHAFJI

  -- A TANK COMMANDER FROM THE 5Th MECHANIZED DIVISION FOUND
     HIMSELF STUCK BEHIND ANOTHER IRAQI TANK THAT WAS IMMOBILIZED
     IN AN IRAQI MINE FIELD, JUST INSIDE THE KUWAITI BORDER


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