AL KHAMISIYAH AMMUNITION STORAGE SITE -9209

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SUBJECT: AL KHAMISIYAH AMMUNITION STORAGE SITE -9209
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 9209          AL KHAMISIYAH AMMUNITION STORAGE SITE
          AL KHAMISIYAH AMMUNITION STORAGE SITE



         AT THIS AMMUNITION
STORAGE AREA, 4.4 KM EAST OF TALL AL LAHM AND  12 KM SOUTH OF SUG ASH SHUYUKH IN
SOUTHEASTERN IRAQ. NINE LARGE CARGO TRUCKS WERE IN CONVOY AT THE ENTRANCE TO
THE NORTHWEST PORTION OF THIS FACILITY AT 30-47        N 046-24        E. AT LEAST FIVE
OF THE TRUCKS HAD         CARGO



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