AL KHAMISIYAH AMMUNITION STORAGE SITE -9101

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SUBJECT:  AL KHAMISIYAH AMMUNITION STORAGE SITE -9101
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          9101            AL KHAMISIYAH AMMUNITION STORAGE SITE
          0445DA0006          9101            AL KHAMISIYAH AMMUNITION STORAGE SITE


THE TALL AL LAHM AMMUNITION STORAGE AREA, LOCATED IN SOUTHEASTERN IRAQ IN THE
VICINITY OF 30-47N 046-26E             HAS SUSTAINED SEVERE BOMB
DAMAGE.           AT LEAST 37
AMMUNITION STORAGE BUILDINGS HAVE BEEN DESTROYED  IN THE NORTHWEST STORAGE AREA
AND AT LEAST ANOTHER 10 HAVE BEEN DAMAGED.





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