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Meanwhile, 10,000 soldiers, 50 tanks, and 100 IFVs move to capture Amarah. They are supported in the air by four SuperCobra helicopters, which search for dug-in Iraqi tanks and other threats. Two Raipers and two Kub launchers provide air defense for the division. 15,000 more soldiers are mobilized and sent into Al Faw

Air Operations
The Wild Weasels activate their jammers in an attempt to throw off the incoming SAMs, while the strike package aircraft deploy countermeasures and perform evasive maneuvering. However, two more F-4s, a MiG-29, and a Mirage are still shot down, with another Mirage and an F-14 damaged. In response, the Weasels engage enemy SAM sites with 12 Shrike-MS anti-radiation missiles, which lock on to the radars guiding the SAMs. The remaining enemy MiG-23s and Su-25s are engaged by a mixture of 20 AIM-7F, R-27ER, and Super 530 radar-guided missiles.

Meanwhile, the strike packages begin to pound Baghdad and Karbala, targeting electrical stations, communications infrastructure, fuel storage yards, and government buildings with strikes by bombs and missiles. They also target the Al-Iskandariyah New Air Base, dropping about 30 laser-guided bombs on runways, taxiways, and hardened aircraft shelters. However, they only drop about 40% of their ordnance, as they have been given new targets: military bases in the Al-Anbar Governorate.