EXPANSION OF AMMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVES STORAGE FACILITIES IRAQ

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
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• Sequence Number: 54
• Publication Date: September 1, 1973
• Content Type: REPORT

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PHOTOGRAPHIC
INTERPRETATION
REPORT
NATION \I. PHOTOGRAPHIC
INTERPRETATION CENTER
EXPANSION OF AMMUNITION AND
EXPLOSIVES STORAGE FACILITIES
IRAQ
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SEPTEMBER 1973
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EXPANSION OF AMMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVES
STORAGE FACILITIES, IRAQ
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1. An increase in the number and size of ammunition and explosives storage facilities in Iraq
was observed on KEYHOLE photography between January 1972 and July 1973. The increase was
a result of the construction of new facilities and the expansion of previously existing facilities. This
report includes a description of the new facilities, a table and map presenting the status and locations
of all facilities, and photographs of selected ammunition and explosives storage facilities.
2. Ammunition and explosives storage facilities directly associated with airfields or with such
commercial activities as mines and quarries are not included in this report.
3. As of January 1972 a total of 20 ammunition and explosives storage facilities had been
identified in Iraq. One of these was being expanded. Analysis of imagery from January 1972 25X1
through July 1973 revealed that four new facilities were under constructia25X1
and nine facilities were being expanded.
4. Only the four ammunition and explosives storage facilities which were constructed between
January 1972 and July 1973 are described in this report. The status and locations of all 24 facilities
are summarized in Table 1 and Figure 1. Table 1 also presents the BE number and geographic
coordinates of each facility.
5. Iraq has increased the number and size of its ammunition and explosives storage facilities
since January 1972. As of July 1973 four new facilities were added and nine were being expanded.
Two of the new facilities, Hamdi Al Pachachi Explosives Storage Facility and Tikrit Ammunition
Depot, are illustrated in Figures 2 and 3. Figures 4 and 5 illustrate two of the facilities being expanded,
Khan Al Maliawil Barracks and Ammunition Depot and Al Mawsil Ammunition Depot.
6. Three types of standard Iraqi storage structures were observed in the installations discussed
in this report. These structures and their approximate measurements are as follows: small storage
bunker, usually earth covered large storage bunker, usually earth covered,[-25X1]
and revetted explosives
storage building,
7. Other revetted buildings, unrevetted buildings, and open storage revetments of various sizes
and types used for ammunition and explosives storage were also observed at some of the Iraqi
ammunition and explosives storage areas.
8. New ammunition and explosives storage facilities were identified near Baghdad, Tikrit, An
Nasiriyah, and Al Kut.
9. Hamdi Al Pachachi Explosives Storage Facility (item 15, Figure 1) is 17 nm northwest
of the center of Baghdad. It was first identified in Marc h 1973 The fence-securc25X1
facility (Figure 2) contained six revetted explosives storage buildings, one support building under
construction, and a security building.
10. Tikrit Ammunition Depot
(item
19, Figure 1) is 7 nm north-northwest of Tikrit. It was
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large single-entrance storage bunkers, two revetted buildings, and four support buildings. Construction
was continuing on support facilities and roads serving the bunkers.
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11. An Nasiriyah Ammunition Storage Facility (item 3, Figure 1) is 5.7 nm south-southwest
of An Nasiriyali. It was first identified in April 1973 The unsecured facility contained 25X1
16 large single-entrance storage bunkers in the mid-stages of construction.
1 2. Al Kut Ammunition Storage Facility (item 7, Figure 1) is 5.6 nm cast of Al Kut. It was
first identified in July 1973 . The unsecured facility contained ten large single-entrance 25X1
storage bunkers in the initial stages of construction.
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Table 1, Ammunition and Explosives Storage Facilities, Iraq
(Items keyed to Figure 1)
I tern
Installation
1 Az Zubayr Ammunition
Storage Area
30-25-1ON 047-42-15E
2 Al Basrah Ammunition
Storage Ash Shuaybah
30-28-_4.ON_047- 8-30E
Storage Structures*
Observed Added Since
January 1972 January 1972
9 large bunkers
1 revetted bldg
1 unrevetted bldg
None
10 large bunkers None
3 An Nasiriyah Ammunition Not present 16 large bunkers
Storage Facility
30-57-50N 046-11-55E
4 Al Amarah Ammunition
Storage Area
31-52-40N 047-09-4DE
5 Ad Diwaniyah Ammunition
Storage Facility SW
31-57-4ON 044-53-4DE
u con
12 large bunkers None
1 small bunker
1 revetted bldg
1 unrevetted bldg
4 large bunkers 4 large bunkers
4 small bunkers ucon
1 revetted bldg
1 unrevetted bldg
6 Ad Diwaniyah Ammunition 11 large bunkers None
Storage Facility
32-00-15N 045-00-20E
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Installation
11 Baghdad Ammunition Depot
West
33-17-30N 044-10-48E
12 Habbaniyah Ammunition
Depot
33-22-28N 043-31-29E
13 Baghdad Radar Training
School Taji
~e-Z7-n RN and-14-48E
14 Baghdad Explosives
Storage Taji
33-33-DON 044-13-30E
15 Hamdi Al Pachachi
7 Al Kut Ammunition
Storage Facility
32-31-DON 045-56-55E
8 Khan Al Mahawil Barracks
and Ammunition Depot
(Fig 4)
32-42-35N 044-23-47E
9 Al Mussavib Barracks
and Ordnance Depot
Al Afandiyah
32-49-05N 044-15-42E
10 Saiyid Rauf Ammunition
Depot
33-10-54N 044-37-35E
Not present 10 large bunkers
ucon
9 small bunkers 15 large bunkers
1 revetted ucon
explosives
storage bldg
3 unrevetted bldgs
10 large bunkers 9 large bunkers
2 small bunkers ucon
1 revetted bldg
3 unrevetted bldgs
20 large bunkers None
1 revetted bldg
2 unrevetted hldgs
*Dimensions and descriptions of three standard Iraqi storage
structures are presented in paragraph 6.
Explosives Storage
Facility (Fig 2)
33-34-30N 044-13-30E
16 Baqubah Army Barracks
East
-as-7~N 1)44-40-22E
17 Al Mansuriyah Army
Barracks Depot and
Training Center
34-02-30N 045-00-20E
18 Jalula Mahattat Barracks
and Ammunition Storage
Area
34-16-20N 045-08-55E
Storage Structures"
Observed Added Since
January 1972 January 1972
2 large bunkers None
6 small bunkers
1 revetted
explosives
storage bldg
12 unrevetted bldgs
7 pos? storage
revetments
3 large bunkers
20 small bunkers
4 revetted
explosives
storage bldgs
1 revetted bldg
1 unrevetted bldg
Item Installation
19 Tikrit Ammunition
Depot (Fig 3)
4-4-10N 04- -ODE
20 As Sulaymaniyah
Barracks Area
35-33-52N 045-26-OBE
3 large bunkers
ucon
20 small bunkers 21
ucon
9 small bunkers 4 unrevetted
5 unrevetted bldgs bldgs
Kirkuk Ammunition
Storage Depot
35-29-45N 044-25-48E
22 Irbil Ammunition Depot
36-12-10N 043-56-25E
22 large bunkers 4 large bunkers
4 small bunkers ucon
6 revetted bldgs 1 unrevetted
1 unrevetted bldg bldg ucon 23
12 storage
revetments
Not present
6 revetted
explosives
storage bldgs
16 small bunkers None
4 revetted
explosives
storage bldgs
3 unrevetted
bldgs
12 small bunkers None
4 revetted
explosives
storage bldgs
2 unrevetted
bldgs
6 large bunkers 2 small bunkers
B small bunkers ucon
1 revetted
explosives
storage bldg
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Al Mawsil Ammunition
Depot (Fig 5)
36-17-17N 043-08-2DE
24 H-3 Military Installation
West
32-56-SON 039-40-40E
Type
Storage Structure*
Large bunker
Small bunker
Revetted explosives
storage bldg
Revetted bldg
Unrevetted bldg
Storage revetment
Storage Structures*
Observed Added Since
January 1972 January 1972
Not present
37 large bunkers
2 revetted
bldgs
3 small bunkers None
2 unrevetted bldgs
3 large bunkers None
10 small bunkers
1 revetted
explosives
storage bldg
3 unrevetted bldgs
2 large bunkers None
8 small bunkers
2 revetted
explosives
storage bldgs
4 unrevetted bldgs
8 large bunkers 14 large bunkers
13 small bunkers ucon
1 revetted bldg
2 unrevetted bldgs
1 large bunkers 11 prob large
bunkers ucon
Total Observed Total Added Since Combined
January 1972 January 1972 Total
127 123 (11 prob) 250 (11 prob)
125 7 132
18 6 24
13 2 15
49 5 54
19(7 poss) None 19 (7 poss)
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