ARTILLERY FORCE UPGRADE KHAN AL MAHAWIL BARRACKS AND AMMUNITION DEPOT, IRAQ

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP91T00712R000100200001-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 17, 2011
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: August 18, 1983
• Content Type: REPORT

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ARTILLERY FORCE UPGRADE
KHAN AL MAHAWIL BARRACKS AND AMMUNITION DEPOT, IRAQ
1. SIGNIFICANCE: IRAQ IS IN THE PROCESS OF PROBABLY UPGRADING
ARTILLERY FORCES WITH THE JOINT UNITED KINGDOM-WEST
GERMAN-ITALIAN DEVELOPED 155MM TOWED HOWITZER FH70. (SWN)
2. REMARKS: ELEVEN PROBABLE FH70, ELEMENTS OF TWO BATTERIES, ARE
IN LINE ON A FIELD NEXT TO THE FROG BATTALION AREA AT THIS
FACILITY AND HAVE ARRIVEDF_ -1 THIS HOWITZER 25X1
IS MANUFACTURED IN WEST GERMANY, THE UK AND ITALY AND FIRES ALL
NATO STANDARD 155MM ARTILLERY ROUNDS TO A RANGE OF 30 KM PLUS.
THE FH70 IS IN THE SAUDI ARABIAN INVENTORY. IT IS POSSIBLE
THAT SAUDI ARABIA HAS PROVIDED THESE FH70 TO IRAQ. (SWN)
Attachment to Z-14846/83
NPIC/PEG (8/83)
KHAN AL MAHAWIL BARRACKS, 45 NM SOUTH OF BAGHDAD, HOUSES THE
ARTILLERY SCHOOL FOR THE IRAQI ARMY. (SWN)
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