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  -- 1ST ID(-) WAS DESIGNATED VII CORPS RESERVE AND COMMENCED

     MOVING TO OBJ COLLINS FROM ITS ORIGINAL POSITION VIC BREACH

     SITE.  ONE BN TF,  1ST ID, WAS ASSIGNED TO MAINTAIN BREACH SITE

     SECURITY.


- COALITION FORCES

  -- 0810C.   3RD MEC DIV(EG) COMMENCED ATTACK TO SEIZE OBJECTIVE A.

     4TH ARMOR~DIV BYPASSED OBJECTIVE A AND CONTINUED THE ATTACK TO

     OBJECTIVE D.   FORCE KHALID (SAUDI TF) ATTACKED AND SEIZED

     OBJECTIVE B; CONTINUED THE ATTACK EAST TO SEIZE OBJECTIVE C.

  -- 0700C.   JFC-EAST. BOUNDARY WAS SHIFTED TO ALLOW JFC-EAST

     FORCES TO ATTACK IN ZONE AND SEIZE OBJECTIVES 6, 7, AND 8.

     BOUNDARY WAS SHIFTED NORTH A SECOND TIME, IN ORDER FOR JFC-

     EAST FORCES TO CONTINUE THE ATTACK NORTH TO OBJECTIVES 9,  10

     AND Ii.   ENCOUNTERED LIGHT RESISTANCE; POLICING POW'S.


SPECIAL OPERATIONS
- OUR UNITED STATES AIR FORCE, ARMY AND NAVY SPECIAL OPERATIONS

  FORCES HAVE PROVIDED NOT ONLY COMBAT SEARCH AND RESCUE AND

  SPECIAL RECONNAISSANCE DEEP INTO IRAQ AND ALONG THE KUWAITI

  COAST, BUT THEY HAVE BEEN OUR KEY LIAISON BETWEEN U.S. AND PAN-

  ARAB FORCES.   SPECIAL OPERATIONS DIRECT ACTION MISSIONS AGAINST

  HIGH PRIORITY TARGETS HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL.


- TOTAL IRAQI LOSSES TO DATE:

  -- OVER 2,393 TANKS

  -- OVER 1,437 ARMORED VEHICLES

  -- OVER 1,647 ARTILLERY PIECES


EPW' S

- TOTAL EPW WITHIN KTO:   38,534

  -- 22,010 IN EPW CAMP STRUCTURE (16,689 U.S. CUSTODY, 5341 SAUDI
     CUSTODY)


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(INFORMATION CURRENT AS OF 27 FEB 1991)

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