Parastin provides detailed information regarding the movement of the Iraqi Army to the forces

Movement of Battalion 2, Regiment 4 to take over the duties of Battalion 3, Regiment 2 in the Kirkuk oil fields, and its headquarters is currently in Hanjira. Battalion 1, Regiment 4 will move tomorrow from Rawanduz to Kirkuk and its headquarters will be in the Kirkuk camp as an emergency strike force. Battalion 1, Regiment 2 withdrew from Taq Taq to Kirkuk on 7/3 and will move today to Rawanduz. Battalion 2, Regiment 4 took over the duties of Battalion 1, Regiment 2 in Taq Taq and it was distributed as follows: The battalion headquarters in Taq Taq during the day is in the district directorate building and at night in a guard post. With the battalion headquarters, there is a battery of 25-pounder cannons, mortars, and (2) armored personnel carriers. A company from Battalion 2, Regiment 4 with a company of the 10th Police Regiment in Khalkhalan as a mobile guard on the road toward the 10th Police Regiment camp to protect the road during the passage of convoys and to scout the road. A company in the guard posts near Taq Taq, and these guard posts are adjacent and supporting each other. A company on the main road toward the Koya bridge with two tanks to protect the road.