Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
IIR 6 891 0078 94/SYRIAN MEDICAL EXPERIENCE IN
Filename:68910078.94
CDSN = LGX827 MCN = 94010/06855 TOR = 940101015
RTTCZYUW RUEKJCS7208 0100922---RUEALGX.
ZNY
R 100922Z JAN 94
FM DIA WASHINGTON DC
INFO RUEADWD/OCSA WASHINGTON DC
RUEAHQA/CSAF WASHINGTON DC
RHEHAAA/WHITEHOUSE
RHFPAAA/UTAIS RAMSTEIN AB GE//IN-CMO//
RHDLCNE/CINCUSNAVEUR LONDON UK//N2/N22//
RHHJMCY/JICPAC HONOLULU HI
RHFUMHE/BRFINK MHE BOERFINK GE
RUETIAQ/MPC FT GEORGE G MEADE MD
RUCBSAA/CINCUSACOM NORFOLK VA//J2//
RUCQVAB/USCINCSOC INTEL OPS CEN MACDILL AFB FL
RUQYSDG/FOSIF ROTA SP
RUEOFAA/COMJSOC FT BRAGG NC//J2//
RUEOADA/9AINTELS SHAW AFB SC//INR//
RUEHC /SECSTATE WASHINGTON DC
[ (b)(2) ]
RULKQAN/MARCORINTACT DET QUANTICO VA
RUEABOA/HQ AFOSI BOLLING AFB DC
RUDMONI/ONI SUITLAND MD
RULKNIS/DIRNAVCRIMINVSERV WASHINGTON DC//NAVATAC/22//
RUFTAKA/UCIRF AUGSBURG GE
RUEALGX/SAFE
R 100913Z JAN 94
FM [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ]
TO RUEKJCS/DIA WASHINGTON DC
INFO RUCJACC/USCINCCENT MACDILL AFB FL//CCJ2-CH//
RUFGAID/USCINCEUR INTEL VAIHINGEN GE
[ (b)(2) ]
RUFOADA/JAC MOLESWORTH RAF MOLESWORTH UK
RUEARDF/DIRAFMIC FT DETRICK MD//MIC-2//
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[ b.2. ]
SERIAL: (U) IIR 6 891 0078 94.
/*********** THIS IS A COMBINED MESSAGE ************/
COUNTRY: (U) SYRIA (SY).
SUBJ: IIR 6 891 0078 94/SYRIAN MEDICAL EXPERIENCE IN
THE GULF WAR (U)
WARNING: (U) THIS IS AN INFORMATION REPORT, NOT
FINALLY EVALUATED INTELLIGENCE. [ b.2. ]
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- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
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DOI: (U) 931200.
REQS: (U) [ b.2. ]
SOURCE: [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ]
SUMMARY: SYRIA DEPLOYED A FIELD HOSPITAL AND A
SURGICAL UNIT TO SAUDI ARABIA DURING THE GULF WAR. THE
TYPES AND RATES OF ILLNESSES AND INJURIES WERE IN LINE
WITH PEACETIME AND EXERCISE NORMS. NO UNUSUAL SYMPTOMS
HAVE SINCE BEEN REPORTED BY SYRIA'S GULF WAR VETERANS.
TEXT: 1. ACCORDING TO THE [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ],
THE RATES AND TYPES OF INJURIES AND ILLNESSES SUFFERED BY SYRIAN
FORCES DEPLOYED TO SAUDI ARABIA IN SUPPORT OF COALITION
EFFORTS AGAINST IRAQ IN LATE 1990 AND EARLY 1991 WERE
IN LINE WITH NUMBERS OBSERVED DURING PEACETIME AND
EXERCISES. NONE OF THE SYRIAN SOLDIERS THAT
PARTICIPATED IN THE GULF WAR EXHIBITED UNUSUAL OR
UNEXPLAINED SYMPTOMS DURING THE DEPLOYMENT OR FOLLOWING
THEIR RETURN TO SYRIA.
2. AS PART OF ITS COMMITMENT TO THE COALITION
EFFORT IN THE GULF, SYRIA DEPLOYED AN ARMORED DIVISION,
WHICH INCLUDED A STATION (FIELD) HOSPITAL AND A
SURGICAL UNIT. DURING THE DEPLOYMENT, SYRIAN DOCTORS
REPORTED THAT CASES OF URINARY PROBLEMS, ABDOMINAL
PAIN, AND DIARRHEA WERE HIGH, AS THEY HAD ANTICIPATED
WOULD BE THE CASE. ACCORDING TO [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ]
ASSESSMENT OF AMERICAN STATISTICS PUBLISHED AFTER THE CONFLICT,
THE RATE OF ILLNESS FOR URINARY PROBLEMS, ABDOMINAL
PAIN, AND DIARRHEA GENERALLY PARALLELED THE RATES
EXPERIENCED BY US FORCES.
3. APPROXIMATELY 10 PERCENT OF THE SYRIAN
SOLDIERS DEPLOYED TO THE AREA EXHIBITED CHEST SYMPTOMS.
MOST OF THESE PERSONNEL COMPLAINED OF BREATHLESSNESS
DURING EXPOSURE TO THE OIL FIRES IN KUWAIT; THE EFFECTS
WERE ALL SHORT TERM. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] CLAIMED
THAT OVER 40 PERCENT OF US FORCES EXHIBITED SOME TYPE OF CHEST
SYMPTOMS. HE BELIEVES THAT SYRIAN TROOPS' FAMILIARITY
WITH THE DESERT ENVIRONMENT MAY HAVE BEEN THE REASON
FOR THE DISPARITY BETWEEN SYRIAN AND AMERICAN SYMPTOM
RATES.
4. ALL SYRIAN SOLDIERS WERE EXAMINED UPON THEIR
RETURN TO SYRIA. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] CLAIMED THAT 15
PERCENT OF SYRIAN SOLDIERS WHO CLAIMED ILLNESS DURING THE CONFLICT
WERE DIAGNOSED AS PSYCHOSOMATIC CASES. ADDITIONALLY,
NO UNUSUAL RATE OF BIRTH DEFECTS WERE SUFFERED BY
CHILDREN OF SYRIAN VETERANS OF THE GULF WAR BORN AFTER
THEIR RETURN.
5. AT NO TIME DURING THE DEPLOYMENT DID SYRIAN
DOCTORS OBSERVE ANY SYMPTOMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF
CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS, SPECIFICALLY NERVE OR BLISTER
AGENTS. THE SYRIAN FORCES, INCLUDING THE MEDICAL
UNITS, DEPLOYED TO THE GULF HAD BEEN TRAINED ON THE USE
OF THE CHEMICAL WARFARE DEFENSE MASK, AND HAD
EXPERIENCED NO PROBLEM WITH ITS USE. A FEW PERSONNEL
SUFFERED FROM HYPERVENTILATION WHILE USING THE MASK.
[ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ]
6. ACCORDING TO [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ], DURING THE
DEPLOYMENT, THERE WERE NO INCIDENTS OF SYRIAN FORCES
USING ILLEGAL DRUGS. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] CLAIMS THAT
DRUG ADDICTION IS NONEXISTENT IN THE SYRIAN MILITARY.
[ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ]
//IPSP: (U) [ (b)(2) ]
//COMSOBJ: (U) [ (b)(2) ]
PROJ: (U) NONE.
COLL: (U) [ (b)(2) ]
INSTR: (U) [ (b)(2) ]
PREP: (U) [ (b)(2) ]
ACQ: (U) [ (b)(2) ]
DISSEM: (U) [ (b)(2) ]
WARNING: (U) [ (b)(2) ]
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