Subject: IRAQI FACILITIES AT HABBANTYAH AND SAMARRA Not Finally Evaluated Intelligence TO FACILITATE ELECTRONIC ACCESS, THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN REFORMATTED TO ELIMINATE INFORMATION THAT DOES NOT PERTAIN TO GULF WAR ILLNESS ISSUES OR THAT IS CLASSIFIED. A COPY OF THIS REDACTED DOCUMENT, IN ORIGINAL FORMAT, IS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. FM CIA CITE CIA 535031 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY NOT FINALLY EVALUATED INTELLIGENCE FEBRUARY 1991 COUNTRY: IRAQ SUBJ: IRAQI FACILITIES AT HABBANTYAH AND SAMARRA IRAQ PRODUCES MUSTARD GAS AT A FACILITY IN HABBANTYAH THE FACTORY PRODUCED (CH2CLCH)2S FOR USE AGAINST THE IRANIANS DURING THE IRAN-IRAQ WAR. COMMENT:. THIS IS THE CHEMICAL COMPOUND FOR THE BLISTER AGENT MUSTARD GAS.) THE PRODUCTION CAPACITY OF THE FACTORY IS 60-80 TONNES PER YEAR. ALL THE RAW MATERIALS ARE INDIGENOUS. 2. THE SAMARRA DRYING INDUSTRIES PLANT ALSO IS A CHEMICAL WARFARE FACILITY AND PRODUCES NERVE AGENTS. THE FACTORY IS LOCATED ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE MALATYA. AT SAMARRA. 120 KILOMETERS NORTH OF BAGHDAD. THE PLANT WAS BUILT TO PRODUCE PHARMACEUTICALS, BUT WAS TAKEN OVER BY THE STATE ORGANIZATION OF TECHNICAL INDUSTRIES (SOTI). SOTI EXPANDED IT AND CONVERTED IT INTO A CHEMICAL WARFARE FACILITY. A SIMILAR FACILITY EXISTS IN DOUR, 25 KILOMETERS NORTH OF SAMARRA DRYING INDUSTRIES AND ABOUT 3 KILOMETERS EAST OF THE TIGRIS RIVERFirst Page |Prev Page |Next Page |Src Image
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