AL KHAMISIYAH AMMUNITION STORAGE SITE -8805

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SUBJECT: AL KHAMISIYAH AMMUNITION STORAGE SITE -8805
NOT FINALLY EVALUATED INTELLIGENCE


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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          8805          AL KHAMISIYAH AMMUNITION STORAGE SITE
        0445DA0006          8805          AL KHAMISIYAH AMMUNITION STORAGE SITE


THIS           SECURED AMMUNITION STORAGE DEPOT, 2.4 NM EAST OF TALL AL
LAHM AND 6.5 NM SOUTH OF SUG ASH SHUYUKH, CONSISTS OF TWO STORAGE AREAS AND AN
ADMINISTRATION AREA. THE NORTHWEST STORAGE AREA,
          CONSISTS OF 88           STORAGE BUILDINGS. THE
          SOUTHEAST STORAGE AREA CONSISTS OF 99 STORAGE BUNKERS, 66
STORAGE BUILDINGS, AND NUMEROUS  OPEN STORAGE REVETMENTS. THE  ADMINISTRATION
AREA IS BETWEEN THE TWO STORAGE AREAS.






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