POSSIBLE MISSILE EQUIPMENT AL FAW COASTAL DEFENSE SITE SOUTH, IRAQ (SANITIZED)

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• Publication Date: September 12, 1982
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POSSIBLE MISSILE EQUIPMENT
AL FAW COASTAL DEFENSE SITE SOUTH, IRAQ
THE TWO WEST LAUNCH POSITIONS CONTAIN
POSSIBLE LAUNCHERS FOR AN UNIDENTIFIED MISSILE SYSTEM. THE
POSSIBLE LAUNCHERS ARE CABLE CONNECTED TO AN ARCH-ROOFED
PROBABLE CONTROL BUNKER. FOUR SUPPORT POSITIONS (ONE ADJACENT
TO EACH OF THE LAUNCH POSITIONS) ARE OCCUPIED BY PROBABLE
ELECTRONICS VANS. THE TWO EAST POSITIONS REMAIN UNOCCUPIED AND
CONSTRUCTION IS CONTINUING (NOT ON GRAPHIC).
(SWN) AL FAW ON THE WEST BANK OF THE SHATT AL ARAB RIVER ON THE
IRAQ-IRAN BORDER, APPROX-ItIATELY 25 NM EAST OF UM14 QASR, IS
STRATEGICALLY LOCATED ON THE PERSIAN GULF.
1. (SWN) SIGNIFICANCE: POSSIBLE MISSILE EQUIPMENT IS OBSERVED AT
THIS RECENTLY CONSTRUCTED COASTAL DEFENSE SITE WHICH PROBABLY
WILL BE USED TO PROTECT UMM QASR PORT FACILITIES.
2. (SWN) REMARKS: TWO OF THE FOUR LAUNCH POSITIONS AT AL FAW
COASTAL DEFENSE SITE SOUTH ARE NEWLY OCCUPIED SINCE
DIRECTED TO
3. COORDINATES 29-55-50N 048-26-20E
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