Subject: MIDDLE EAST BRIEF 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. JAN 91 SUBJECT: MIDDLE EAST BRIEF JANUARY 1991. CONTENTS IRAQ-KUWAIT: SITUATION REPORT 7. IRAQ: DAMAGE TO CBW FACILITIES 1. IRAQ-KUWAIT: SITUATION REPORT IRAQIS LAUNCH SIMULTANEOUS MISSILE ATTACKS IRAQI FORCES YESTERDAY LAUNCHED MISSILE STRIKES AGAINST SAUDI ARABIA AND ISRAEL. X--FOUR MISSILES WERE FIRED FROM LOCATIONS IN SOUTHEASTERN IRAQ--AND NORTHERN KUWAIT TWO AGAINST RIYADH AND TWO AGAINST DHAHRAN. X-- ONE MISSILE WAS LAUNCHED TOWARD TEL AVIV FROM THE AREA OF THE WADI AL JABARIYAH FIXED LAUNCH COMPLEX IN WESTERN IRAQ. X-- THREE MISSILES--INCLUDING THE ONE TARGETTED AT ISRAEL--WERE SHOT DOWN BY PATRIOT BATTERIES; THE OTHER MISSILES PROBABLY ALSO WERE INTERCEPTED. 7. IRAQ: DAMAGE TO CBW FACILITIES COALITION AIR STRIKES HAVE DAMAGED A NUMBER OF IRAQ'S CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL WEAPON PRODUCTION FACILITIES; THE CHEMICAL WEAPONS FACILITY NEAR SAMARRA PRODUCTION BUILDINGS HAVE SUSTAINED DAMAGE. TAJI SUSPECT BW FACILITY IS HEAVILY DAMAGED AND BELIEVED TO BE INOPERABLE AIRSTRIKES HAVE DESTROYED BUNKERS CAPABLE OF STORING BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS-- THE CHEMICAL WEAPONS FILLING CAPACITY AT SAMARRA HAS BEEN DESTROYED. 1.5 (C) 68171-68171First Page |Prev Page |Next Page |Src Image
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