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Subject: GROUND ACTIVITY 28 MAR 91 Unit: 2D ACR Parent Organization: VII CORPS Box ID: BX001705 Folder Title: 2 ACR INTSUMS FOR VII CORPS Document Number: 1 Folder Seq #: 9 UNCLASSIFIED OU;. REFUGEES REPORT THAT FHE LEADERS141P IN THE AS SAMAWAH AREA HAS BEEN HANGED. RGFC LIO ABDUL WAHID SHINAN RIBAT (SPELLING UNCERTAIN) HAS ASSUMED MMAND OF GOVERNMENT FORCES IN THE AREA. (U E. REFUGEES REPORT THAT AN L)/l BATTALION IS IN SUK AS SHUYUKH. AN EPW R@PORTS THAT SIOINR ASSETS ARE BEING DEPLOYED THERE AS WELL. k'@(yAF. RR-FLJGEES REPORT IHOI A GOVERNMENT BATTALION IS STILL OPERATING IN SOUTH NASIRIYAi4. rl-IEY ALSO REF'ORY THAT TROOP STRENGTH IN THE CITY HAS DROPPED LDIERS DRAMATICALLY WITH SOME REPORTS PLACING STRENGTH Al APPROXIMATELY 2000 SO AND 1000 POLICE OFFICERS. DEPARTING FORCES ARE MOVING NORTH. OTHER. A STOCKPILE OF 4--l MISSILES, IN CRATES, IS LOCATED AT PVi3l72705. THE (U @-ISSILES ARE POSSILIL.Y ATOLL AND APHID AIR TO AIR MISSILES, AND AN UNIDENTIFIED AIR 'TO SURFACE MISSILE. REQUEST No11FICATION OF CPT WIERSEMA AT THE CORPS MAIN AND NOTIFICA'I'IUN FOR THIS HO IF THE MISSILES ARE (30ING TO BE PICKED UP FOR TECHNICAL EXPLOITATION. Ir- NO NOTIFICATION IS RECEIVED, 2ACR WILL DESTROY THE STOCKPILE PRIOR To OUR PROJECTED 8 APRIL WITHDRAWAL FROM SECTOR. (U ASSESSMENT. AS SAMAW(@FL WILL BE COMPLETELY IN GOVERNMENT HANDS WITHIN THE T-EXT 24 HOURS (SO MUCH FOR SELF I)ELERIIINATION IN THE CITY). WE EXPECT AL IIHIDR TO BE THE NEXT 'IAFi(3@-I AND THAT IT WILL ALSO BE IN GOVERNMENT HANDS WITHIN THE IN GOVERNMENT FORCES OPPO TE Us NEXT 48-72 HOURS. WE THEN ANTICIPATE A DROP Si AS UNITS ARr PUI-LED NORTH TO EtAl ILE THE I-IURI)S. *@OC THIS REPORT IS IL) MILi:S/lLr LflUGHREY/2LT KAESER AT 7598-453. UNCLASSIFIED