Muthanna State Establishment
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| Imagery of the Muthanna State Establishment, also known as Samarra |
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Overview of the Middle East with Iraq in the center |
Muthanna Chemical Weapons Plant, Iraq |
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Tactical Pilotage Chart overview of Muthanna in relation to Baghdad |
Tactical Pilotage Chart of the Muthanna CW Plant |
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Muthanna as of 1995. The facility is barely visible in this CIB image |
An Ikonos browse image of Muthanna as of 25 July 2001 |
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| Imagery of the Muthanna State Establishment, also known as Samarra |
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The Muthanna State Establishment is over 12 square miles (30 square kilometers) in size and was the main chemical Weapons production facility in Iraq. |
There are over 28 suspicious excavation trenches at Muthanna that would be of interest to UN inspectors |
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A close-up of one of the largest excavations at Muthanna. |
UNMOVIC inspectors found artillery rounds filled with mustard gas at this facility on December 3, 2002. Iraqi official claimed these artillery rounds were previously declared. |
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One of several large earth covered storage buildings at Muthanna. On the right the remains of a demolished storage building. |
A close-up of one of the large earth covered storage buildings at Muthanna. The bottom part measures 75-80 feet, and the darker top part appears to cover the original entrance. |
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A demolished earth covered storage building. |
large cruciform earth covered buildings at Muthanna. These buildings measure 255 by 265 feet. |
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A close-up of one of the cruciform buildings. Similar buildings have been seen during the Soviet era in Russia, for nuclear weapons storage. These buildings could have been built either for chemical weapons production or storage. On the left the remains of a demolished cruciform building. |
Muthanna was one of the most heavily defended strategic site in Iraq during the Iran-Iraq war. Over 20 abandoned air defense positions are visible in this image. |
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A close-up of an air-defense position. on each mound a portable anti-aircraft gun would be located. |
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