Case Narrative
US Demolition Operations at Khamisiyah
Final Report
April 16, 2002
Many veterans of the Gulf War have expressed concern that their unexplained illnesses may result from their experiences in that war. In response to veterans’ concerns, the Department of Defense established a task force in June 1995 to investigate those incidents and circumstances relating to possible causes. The Special Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Defense for Gulf War Illnesses took over responsibility for these investigations on November 12, 1996. Effective April 5, 2001, the Special Assistant to the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness) for Gulf War Illnesses, Medical Readiness, and Military Deployments, assumed continued responsibility for Gulf War issues.
Case narratives are reports of what the Department of Defense knows today about specific events that took place during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm of 1990 and 1991. This particular case narrative focuses on the only known destruction of Iraq's chemical warfare agents by US ground forces during or after the Gulf War. The Department published interim narratives on this subject in February 1997 and December 2000. This is a final report because no new information has been received to change the findings and assessments of the narrative. As always, if you believe you have information that may change this case narrative, please call:
1-800-497-6261
William Winkenwerder,
Jr., MD
Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) and
Special Assistant to the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness)
for Gulf War Illnesses, Medical Readiness, and Military Deployments
US Department of Defense
2001131-0000012 Ver. 3.0
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