1 Southern Highlights Az Zubayr / Basrah –Distribution of food/water at a previous Oil for Food...
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1 Southern Highlights • Az Zubayr / Basrah – Distribution of food/water at a previous Oil for Food Warehouse • Orderly, ration cards presented by civilians • Food later found being resold – Temporary mini-CMOC at Basrah International – Slow progress continues at Basrah water plant • Safwan – Hospital functioning with lack of medical supplies • Rumaila – Attempts to open school
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Southern Highlights• Az Zubayr / Basrah
– Distribution of food/water at a previous Oil for Food Warehouse
• Orderly, ration cards presented by civilians• Food later found being resold
– Temporary mini-CMOC at Basrah International– Slow progress continues at Basrah water plant
• Safwan– Hospital functioning with lack of medical supplies
• Rumaila– Attempts to open school
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• An Nasiriyah– Water shortage, esp. clean, fresh water– No electricity– Some water main damage reported– No sewage or refuse collection– Several government-owned water trucks noted– Fuel stations cannot pump fuel w/o power
Southern Highlights
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Southern City Critical Status
Southern Iraq
Al Basrah A A A 60% capacity
Al Shatrah Not assessed
An NasiriyahR/A R R/A
Believed water would be restored w/electricity
As SamawahA
Assessment underway
Umm QasrG A G G
Detailed assessment on going
Az Zubayr A A Assessment underway
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Central City Critical Status
Central Iraq
An Najaf R Security being established
Al’ Amarah Not assessed
Al Kut Not assessed
Ad Diwaniyah Not assessed
Baghdad Not assessed
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Northern Highlights• Customs difficulties being encountered
– Many organizations turned away
• Planned delivery efforts– 300 trucks of food; 200 trucks of non-food items– Habur gate
• Overall comments– Shortage of fuel; high prices– Shelter, medicine, skilled health workers needed– Communications good
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Northern City Critical Status
Northern Iraq
Kirkuk Some civilian movement to outlying villages
Irbil Some civilian movement to outlying villages
Al Sulaymaniyah Some civilian movement to outlying villages
Dahuk Not assessed
Karbala Commercial centers closed
Al-Hillah Not assessed
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AirportsBasrah A Minor damage
Safwan R Not Secured, Not Assessed
Jalibah A Under coalition control
Tallil A Under coalition control
Qalat Salih R Not Secured, Not Assessed
Qalat Sikar R Not Secured, Not Assessed
Al-Kut R Not Secured, Not Assessed
An Numaniyah R Not Secured, Not Assessed
Baghdad R Not Secured, Not Assessed
SeaportUmm Qasr G HA operations in progress
R - Red A – AmberAmber G – Green Blank – No information
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Kuwait-Iraq Ground RoutesHighway 80 A Under military control
Highway 6 A Under military control
Highway 7 A Under military control
Country Corridors into IraqKuwait A Not yet open to civilian traffic
Saudi Arabia R Not Secured, Not Assessed (Ar’ar)
Jordan A Not Secured, Not Assessed (Tall Kujic)
Syria R Not Secured, Not Assessed (Abu Kamal)
Turkey R Not Secured, Not Assessed (Silopi)
Iran R Not Secured, Not Assessed (Pirhan Shahr)
R - Red A – Amber Amber G – Green Blank – No information
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Border CrossingsKuwait A Military traffic and accompanied traffic only
Saudi Arabia R Closed
Jordan A Open; no flow of DC’s
Syria A TCNs Only
TurkeyR/A
May be open to some HA ops; WFP trucks passing into N. Iraq
Iran R Closed
R - Red A – Amber Amber G – Green Blank – No information
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Jordanian Border
• Jordanian citizens– Passport only for Iraq, Syria, and Egypt– All other neighboring countries require visa
• HA personnel entering Iraq from North and West– Passport and waybill– Vehicle registration detailing in some way
vehicle is a contract carrier
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Dislocated Civilians Information• Small populations of DCs around Basrah,
An Najaf and An Nasiriyah; tactical CA only– No details available
• When details are available, will provide– Location – Number– Activity– Direction of movement– Actions taken
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UN SECURITY POSTURE
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HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATION
INPUTS
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Standing RFIs
• Significant civilian population movements
• Landmine, UXO, depleted uranium locations
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RFI Status• Request for leaflet examples:
www.centcom.mil/galleries/leaflets/showleaflets.asp
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APATAP AT Mix
UXOUnknownSubMunition
Explosive Locations
As of 2 Apr 03
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Questions ?
