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SOUTHWEST ASIA II -
BAHRAIN, ISRAEL, JORDAN, LEBANON, OMAN, QATAR, SYRIA,
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, AND YEMEN
SUBCOURSE NUMBER IS3009
EDITION B
U.S. ARMY INTELLIGENCE CENTER
FORT HUACHUCA, AZ 85613-6000
10 CREDIT HOURS
EDITION DATE: February 1999
SUBCOURSE OVERVIEW
This subcourse is the second subcourse in a series covering Northeast Africa and South and Southwest Asia. We designed this subcourse to teach you basic background information of selected countries of Southwest Asia. Contained within this subcourse are instructions on how to recognize the general characteristics and historical perspectives of Southwest Asia and the strategic significance of the region. Furthermore, there are instructions on military capabilities, history, weather, terrain, and lines of communications (LOCs) of Bahrain, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Syria, United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Yemen.
There are no prerequisites for this subcourse.
This subcourse reflects the doctrine which was current at the start of Operation Desert Storm. To supplement the data presented in this subcourse, we recommend the use of other sources (classified or unclassified) of information.
Unless otherwise stated, the masculine gender of singular pronouns is used to refer to both men and women.
TERMINAL LEARNING OBJECTIVE:
ACTION: |
Identify procedures for recognizing the general characteristics and historical perspectives of Southwest Asia and the strategic significance of the region. Furthermore, you will identify the military capabilities, history, weather, terrain, and LOCs of Bahrain, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Syria, UAE, and Yemen. |
CONDITION: |
You will have access to extracts from CIA The World Factbook, DA Pam 550-24, DA Pam 550-25, DA Pam 550-34, DA Pam 550-47, DA Pam 550-183, DA Pam 550-185, FM 34-72 (Coordinating Draft), FM 90-3, and FM 90-6. |
STANDARD: |
To demonstrate competency of this task, you must achieve a minimum of 70% on the subcourse examination. |
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: |
Special thanks go to The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) for permitting us to use selected information of military organizations from IISS The Military Balance, 1990-1991. |
NOTE: Refer to Subcourse IS3008, Southwest Asia I, for similar information on Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia. Military equipment of the above listed countries is presently contained in Subcourse IS3008. However, we will transfer and update the equipment portion for Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia to Subcourses IS3010 and IS3011. Additionally, we will include military equipment of most Northeastern and South and Southwestern Asian countries in IS3010 and IS3011 in the future.
