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Nmec-2009-602145-Ht UNCLASSIFIED Document Number: NMEC-2009-602145 Translation Type: Full Translation Date: 14 OCT 2008 Document Summary: This is a description of the division of sectors around Iraq that explains the definition, components, and the considerations taken in dividing a sector. The report tabulated specific sectors, borders around these sectors and comments. [Page 1 of 3] In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful Praise be to God, The Cherisher and Sustainer of the Worlds, and may God's prayers and peace be upon our Prophet, Muhammad and his family and all his Companions, hence: Below is a report of the borders of the sectors: Definition of a sector: It is a limited establishment with certain number that is regulated by administrative regulations and has either natural or artificial geographical borders. Components of a sector: Individuals, weapons and vehicles, social reality, geographical spot from earth. The main considerations in dividing sectors: - The availability of an adequate quantity. - The presence of a sub district center as a minimum for the administrative units. - The presence of strategic locations and essential considerations for the group. - The presence of (natural or artificial) geographical dividers. - The insignificant groups would either join any nearby sector or remain independent and work on its advancement to a level of a sector. Below is a table explaining the borders of the sectors that are amongst the geographical spot, operates by the sector. By observing the border of the sectors, we noticed that there are some groups far from these borders, and were attached to a sector due to the inability of opening a sector, and others were kept independent with the division of the some large sectors: Serial Name of Sector Borders around the Sector Comments Number 1 Al-Mosul West toward Rabi'ah, south to al- To be divided into Qiyarah (internal) side, north is two sectors in Dahuk, and east is the border of al- accordance with the Mosul city requirements 2 Left Sharqat From the borders of al-Qiyarah north of the left coast to the south of al-Zab side, east of al-Zab river and west of Dijlah river 3 Right Sharqat From the borders of al-Qiyarah sub district north of the right coast to al- Sharqat district inside the borders of the south of Baiji district and east of Dijlah river 4 al-Huwayjah From the center of al-Huwayjah (To be divided into UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED toward the south of al-Fatah area, two sectors in west of al-'Abbasi sub district to accordance with the Dijlah river toward the east of requirements) Kirkuk city and north of al-Dibs district 5 Tikrit From al-Fatah and the borders of Work on Baiji district from the north and the establishing a sector city center of Tikrit, the south of the in Baiji borders of Makishifah sub district, south of the center and al-Dur city, east of the divider of the district of al-Tuz, Kirkuk, and west of the highway outside the city of Tikrit 6 Samarra' From the north of the city center of Work on having two Samarra' to al-Dur city, and from the sectors (Samarra' side of Baghdad road to Makishifah and al-Mu'tasam) Dijlah sub district and to the divider of the south of al-Therthar and the border of al-Dulu'iyyah sub district 7 al-Dulu'iyyah Inside the borders of al-Dulu'iyyah sub district to the borders of the north of al-Mu'tasam sub district, and east of al-'Azim river, and both west and south of Dijlah river 8 al-Ishaqi From the borders of Samarra' (An order came intersecting from the north with al- from the city to Therthar to the border of Balad divide it into two station toward al-Dulu'iyyah new sectors to solve the bridge from the east (inside) and present problems, toward the entrances of Balad city and the order is and west of al-Rewashed area and oil being executed) road 9 al-Mazary' The station road and bridge of al- A military sector, (Western Dulu'iyyah inside from the north, and work on Yathrub) west from the station of Balad establishing it as a (outside) and Baghdad road to al- complete sector 'Ani mosque (inside) west, to the headquarters of National Guard, beginning of Yathrub sub district from the east 10 Yathrub West from the beginning of the sub district center to al-'Ani mosque outside the road of Baghdad, west of al-Mosul toward al-Bakr headquarters inside, south and north of the border of Dijlah river 11 al-'Azim North from the divider of al-Tuz, Work on making it UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED Kirkuk toward Hamrin mountain and two sectors Kirkuk, Baghdad road, east of Jalula', Qurrah Tabah, and Dali 'Abbas, south of al-Dujmah and al-Nay and west of al-'Azim river [Page 2 of 3] 12 al-Tarmiyyah From north of al-'Bayji, Baghdad al- Mosul road from the west, Dijlah river from the east, and Dhira' Dijlah from the south 13 al-Taji From north of al-Dajil, Baghdad road from the east, al-Naba'i from west, and Dhira' Dijlah from the south 14 al-Karmah From Sab' al-Bur toward Ibrahim Verify a sufficient Bin-'Ali, al-Karmah, al-Saqlawiyyah quantity for the from the west, and adjacent to Dhira' sector after Dijlah from the north separating Sa'd battalion 15 Abu-Gharib From Abu-Gharib in south, Baghdad Add the groups that al-Ramadi old road to al-Fallujah, are part of al-Birr north of al-Ghazaliyyah highway and al-Taqwa to the road to al-'Ayayshah and al-Haswah nearby sectors (in from the west al-Zaydan) 16 al-Fallujah al-Fallujah and its western suburbs Add the groups of al-Birr and al- Taqwa that are available amongst the sector 17 al-Birr and al- From al-Zaydan toward 'Amiriyyah The remainder Taqwa al-Fallujah in the west, and al- sectors from al-Birr- 'Uwaysat area from the south wa-al-Taqwa will be independent battalions and companies till it is completed as a sector 18 Jarf al-Sakhr From the east is the border of Euphrates river, from the south al- Masib area, from the north of 'Amiriyyah al-Fallujah area (al- 'Uwaysat) and from the west the desert of al-Ramadi - Karbala 19 Baghdad area Inside the border of Baghdad city Has a special system 20 Diyala Inside Ba'qubah city and al- Will be two sectors Muqdadayah from the east (Ba'qubah and al- UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED Muqdadayah) 21 West of Dijlah To al-Qa'id river from the south, 37 – Rajab Dijlah river from the east, Hillah Hawr [TC: Baghdad road from the border of lake] Baghdad sector in the north and highway from the west 22 al-Dayrah From the north al-Qa'id river to the Establish a sector in east of Dijlah river, west of Baghdad al-Dayrah and road and al-Hillah highway to the separate it from al- border of Jablah sub district on the Gharir ('Umar bin south 'Abd-al-'Aziz) 23 al-Rashid sub From the west Baghdad road Old district Hillah, from the north and the east Baghdad road highway Hillah and from the south al-Mazra'ah road 24 East of al- From the north al-Mazra'ah road, (Special exception Latifiyah Baghdad road al-Hillah highway due to the from the east, Baghdad road Old conditions of area) Hilah from the west and Jablah project from the south 25 Jablah From the east Dijlah river, Baghdad Suwayrah al-Hillah highway [TC: Quick] from the west, Muyalahah road – al-Haq village from the north and to al- Hillah city from the south 26 al-Radwanayah From the east Baghdad Old al-Hillah, Divide it into two from the south al-Yusifiyyah river, sectors from the west Euphrates river, and from the north to the borders of Baghdad and Abu-Gharib sectors 27 al- al-Yusifiyyah river from the north, Mahmudiyyah Baghdad – Old Hillah from the east, al-Latifiyyah river from the south and Euphrates river from the west 28 West of al- al-Latifiyyah river from the north, Latifiyyah Baghdad – Old Hillah from the east, al-Latifiyyah river from the south, Euphrates river from the west and Alexandria sub district from the south 29 Southern Cities Diyala river from the north, Dijlah river from the west, al-Nahrawan from the east, and the districts of the cities (inside) from south 30 Northern Cities The districts of the cities(inside) in north, Baghdad – al-Kut from the east, al-Hafriyyah sub district from UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED south, and Dijlah river from the west 31 al-Ramadi From the east of Fallujah to the city Will be a new and center of al-Ramadi and al-Ratbah. independent West toward Rawah and 'Anah areas battalion and make part of Rawah and 'Anah The problems that challenge us during the division of the sectors are: 1. Distributing the weapons equally to the sectors after the division. 2. Distributing the available vehicles to the sectors. [Page 3 of 3] 3. The interpenetration amongst the sectors that were one sector (during the nonexistence of separators in the division). Decision: Rename the sectors and bind by it, in order to eliminate the zonal and tribal considerations from souls of the brothers. [End of translation] UNCLASSIFIED .
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