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Subject: COMMANDERS SITREP 70 Unit: VII CORPS Parent Organization: ARCENT Box ID: BX000269 Folder Title: DAILY STAFF JOURNALS-29 MAR 91-2 Document Number: 12 Folder Seq #: 55 U.N-- CLASSIFf@@.@, E iru f PI;; FROM: CDR VII CORPS//CG// TO: CONUSARCENT//CG/G3// CLASSIFICATION: SECRET SUBJECT: COMMANDERIS SITREP #70 PRECEDENCE: IMMEDIATE REPORTING PERIOD: 27210OZ TO 28210OZ MAR 91 1. OPERATIONS SUMMARY. A. CORPS OVERVIEW: (1) VII CORPS MAINTAINS SCREEN ALONG DML AND OUTPOSTS ON HIGHWAY 8, CONTINUES TO CLEAR SECTORS, CONTROLS THE CENTCOM DIRECTED DEMARCATION LINE AND IRAQI MILITARY AND CIVILIAN MOVEMENT IN CONTROLLED AREAS, PROVIDES HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE, AND CONTINUES DEVELOPMENT OF R&A'S. CORPS RETAINS THE CAPABILITY FORWARD TO CONDUCT OFFENSIVE OPERATIONS. MOVEMENT OF CIVILIANS INTO CORPS SECTOR ACROSS THE DEMARCATION LINE REMAINS HIGH. REPORTS FROM GROUPS FLEEING BASRA AND AN NASARIYAH INDICATE POSSIBLE DELIBERATE ATTACKS ON CIVILIANS AND WORSENING LIVING CONDITIONS IN BOTH AREAS. CORPS CONTINUES TO RECEIVE REPORTS OF ALLEGED IRAQI MILITARY COMMITTING ATROCITIES AGAINST THE LOCAL POPULATION IN THE LOWER EUPHRATES REGION, TO INCLUDE USE OF CHEMICALS AND MASS EXECUTION OF CIVILIANS. AERIAL SEARCH AND GROUND RECOVERY OPERATIONS OF FRIENDLY EQUIPMENT CONTINUES SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH THE IDENTIFICATION AND DESTRUCTION OF ENEMY MATERIAL IN VII CORPS SECTOR. UNITS CONTINUE DENIAL OPERATIONS IN SECTOR. CORPS HAS DESTROYED 2138 COMBAT VEHICLES, 2506 TACTICAL VEHICLES, 2828 WEAPONS, 609 BUNKERS, 760 AMMUNITION zi UNCLASSIFIED