AIR DEFENSE ACTIVITY SYRIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90T00784R000200520007-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 3, 2011
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: January 15, 1983
• Content Type: REPORT

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AIR DEFENSE ACTIVITY
1. (SWN) SIGNIFICANCE: ADDITIONAL SA-5 EQUIPMENT HAS ARRIVED AT
DAMASCUS, THREE SA-6 SITES ARE NEWLY IDENTIFIED NEAR HIMS SA-5
COMPLEX, AND FITTER AIRCRAFT ARE OBSERVED AT TABQA AIRFIELD.
2. (SWN) REMARKS: AT LEAST 34 SA-5 SURFACE-TO-AIR MISILE (SAM)
CANISTERS WITH FIN CRATES HAVE ARRIVED AT DAMASCUS SAM SUPPORT
FACILITY 13 (GRAPHIC 2). 25X1
IN ADDITION, NUMEROUS CANVAS-COVERED PROBABLE SA-5 BOOSTER
CRATES ARE NEWLY IDENTIFIED AT THE EAST EDGE OF THE FACILITY.
OTHER SA-5-RELATED EQUIPMENT INCLUDES AT LEAST SEVEN SA-5
CANISTER TRANSPORTERS. TWO TRUCK-MOUNTED CRANES, AND
21 TRUCKS/SUPPORT VEHICLES. TEN SA-5 CANISTER TRANSPORTERS
WERE PRESENT AT LEAST TWO BMP ARMORED 25X1
PERSONNEL CARRIERS CONTINUE TO PROVIDE INSTALLATION SECURITY.
(SWN) DAMASCUS IS IN WESTERN SYRIA APPROXIMATELY 13 NM EAST OF
THE LEBANON-SYRIA BORDER.
(SWN) THREE ADDITIONAL SA-6 SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILE SITES ARE
NEWLY IDENTIFIED SOUTHEAST OF HIMS SA-5 COMPLEX
ALL THREE OF THE OCCUPIED AND OPERATIONAL 25X1
(SWN) HIMS SA-6 SITE 3931 I IS APPROXIMATELY 25X1
2.5 NM SOUTHEAST OF THE SA-5 COMPLEX AT 34-36-OON 036-43-01E.
AT LEAST TWO OCCUPIED LAUNCH POSITIONS ARE DISCERNIBLE IN THE
CLOUD-FREE AREAS AT THIS LOCATION.
(SWN) HIMS SA-6 SITE 3941 I IS APPROXIMATELY 6 NM 25X1
SOUTHEAST OF THE SA-5 COMPLEX AT 34-34-35N 036-46-27E. THIS
SITE IS COMPLETE AND IS FULLY OCCUPIED AND OPERATIONAL.
(SWN) HIMS SA-6 SITE 3951 IIS APPROXIMATELY 5 NM 25X1
SOUTHEAST OF THE SA-5 COMPLEX AT 34-36-08N 036-51-22E. AT
LEAST TWO OCCUPIED LAUNCH POSITIONS ARE DISCERNIBLE IN THE
CLOUD-FREE AREAS; CONSTRUCTION APPEARS TO BE CONTINUING ON THIS
SITE.
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and must be considered valid only for the reporting period as indicated by the date of issue.
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(SWN) FIVE SA-6 SITES AND ONE PROBABLE SA-6 BRIGADE
HEADQUARTERS ARE NOW SOUTHEAST OF THE HIMS SA-5 COMPLEX
(GRAPHIC 1). ANOTHER RECENTLY DEPLOYED BRIGADE (NOT ANNOTATED)
IS APPROXIMATELY 10 NM SOUTH IN THE VICINITY OF SHAYRAT
AIRFIELD HIMS IS APPROXIMATELY 75 NM
NORTH-NORTHEAST OF DAMASCUS.
(SWN) AT TABQA AIRFIELDI I(NOT ON GRAPHICS) SEVEN 25X1
FITTER AND ONE CANDID ARE OBSERVED IN THE CLOUD-FREE AREAS.
THE FITTER AND CANDID ARE ON TWO PARKING APRONS AT THE WEST END
OF THE AIRFIELD. THE FITTER PROBABLY DEPLOYED FROM TIYAS
AIRFIELD WHERE FIGHTER AIR ORDER-OF-BATTLE 25X1
(AOB) HAS BEEN LOW DUE TO RUNWAY RESURFACING ACTIVITY SINCE
TIYAS AIRFIELD SUPPORTS A MAJOR SYRIAN 25X1
FIGHTER/FIGHTER-BOMBER BASE APPROXIMATELY 90 NM SOUTHWEST OF
TABQA. OTHER AOB AND ACTIVITY APPEAR TO BE NORMAL.
(SWN) NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY IS OBSERVED IN THE CLOUD-FREE
AREAS OF TARTUS PORT FACILITIES AL LADIQIYAH 25X1
PORT FACILITIES DUMAYR SA-5 COMPLEX 25X1
3. BE N/A, COORDINATES N/A
25X1
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and must be considered valid only for the reporting period as indicated by the date of issue.
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