File: 970507_cia_95982_95982_01.txt
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SUBJECT: AL KHAMISIYAH AMMUNITION STORAGE SITE -9505 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. IN AN EFFORT TO STANDARDIZE REPORTING, THE NAME FOR TALL AL LAHM AMMUNITION STORAGE SITE WAS CHANGED IN MID-1996 TO AL KHAMISIYAH AMMUNITION STORAGE SITE. THIS CHANGE WAS RETROACTIVE. THEREFORE, REPORTS THAT WERE ORIGINALLY TITLED "TALL AL LAHM" ARE NOW TITLED "AL KHAMISIYAH". 0445DA0006 9505 AL KHAMISIYAH AMMUNITION STORAGE SITE 0445DA0006 9505 AL KHAMISIYAH AMMUNITION STORAGE SITE BETWEEN MAY 1990 AND MARCH 1995 WAS USED IN THE PREPARATION OF THIS REPORT. --SIGNIFICANCE-- NONE. THIS FORMER AMMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVES STORAGE AREA WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED BY COALITION AIRSTRIKES AND GROUND FORCES DURING OPERATION DESERT STORM. IT WAS ABANDONED FOLLOWING THE WAR. THIS FORMER AMMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVES STORAGE AREA WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED BY COALITION AIRSTRIKES AND GROUND FORCES DURING OPERATION DESERT STORM. IT WAS ABANDONED FOLLOWING THE WAR. THIS BERM- AND FENCE-SECURED AMMUNITION STORAGE DEPOT IS 4.5 KM EAST OF TALL AL LAHM AND 12 KM SOUTH OF SUG ASH SHUYUKH IN SOUTHEASTERN IRAQ. THE FACILITY CONSISTS OF TWO DESTROYED AND ABANDONED FORMER STORAGE AREAS AND AN ABANDONED ADMINISTRATION AREA. THE NORTHWEST STORAGE AREA AT 30-48 N 046-24 E) CONTAINS THE REMAINS OF 88 REVETTED STORAGE BUILDINGS (ALL DESTROYED). THE SOUTHEAST STORAGE AREA ( AT 30-46 N 046-26 E) CONTAINS SEVEN INTACT STORAGE BUNKERS, 93 DESTROYED STORAGE BUNKERS, 66 DESTROYED STORAGE BUILDINGS, AND NUMEROUS UNOCCUPIED OPEN STORAGE REVETMENTS. THE ADMINISTRATION AREA IS BETWEEN THE TWO STORAGE AREAS (AT 30-47 N 046-25 E) AND CONSISTS OF 18 ABANDONED SUPPORT/ADMINISTRATION BUILDINGS (ALL BUT SIX ARE ROOFLESS). END OF MESSAGE 1.5(c) 95982:95982
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