HABBANIYAH POSS CW PROD FACILITY III

Filename:7312317.2
SUBJECT:  HABBANIYAH POSS CW PROD FACILITY III
PATHFINDER RECORD NUMBER: 123172
GENDATE:         950718
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ENVELOPE RATMCIEB YEKDQA 4842 0531625-MIDO--YEKDQX
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ZNY MMIDO ZNZ1
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HEADER R 221625Z FEB 91 ZYS

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HABBANIYAH POSS CW PROD FACILITY III



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RMK/IRAQ
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/CHEMICAL WARFARE FACILITIES --
/
/THE HABBANIYAH POSSIBLE CHEMICAL WEAPONS PRODUCTION FACILITY III
/HAS SUSTAINED ADDITIONAL DAMAGE SINCE 9 FEBRUARY. WITH THE
/EXCEPTION OF THE SQUARE POSSIBLE LABORATORY BUILDING AND TWO
/POSSIBLE SUPPORT BUILDINGS, ALL OF THE BUILDINGS AT THE FACILITY
/HAVE BEEN DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. THE NEWLY INFLICTED DAMAGE
/INCLUDED THE DESTRUCTION OF ONE OF THE TWO HIGH-BAY SECTIONS OF
/THE TWIN-LINE PRODUCTION BUILDING, TWO OF THE DRIVE-THROUGH
/WAREHOUSE BUILDINGS (INCLUDING THE ONE WAREHOUSE PREVIOUSLY
/UNDAMAGED), AND A SUPPORT BUILDING. AT THE FUEL PUMPING STATION,
/THE FUEL STORAGE TANKS HAVE BEEN KNOCKED ASKEW ON THE CONCRETE
/PAD, HAVE LEAKED FUEL AND BURNED, AND THE PUMP HOUSE HAS BEEN
/DAMAGED.
/
/THE THREE NEARLY IDENTICAL FACILITIES AT HABBANIYAH (HABBANIYAH
/I,II,AND III) ARE BELIEVED TO BE PRODUCTION FACILITIES FOR THE
/NERVE AGENTS GB (SARIN) OR FOR THE PRODUCTION OF PRECURSOR
/CHEMICALS.
/
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