MILITARY ACTIVITY NORTHEAST OF DAMASCUS, SYRIA

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• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 2, 2011
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: November 5, 1973
• Content Type: MISC

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MILITARY ACTIVITY
NORTHEAST OF DAMASCUS, SYRIA
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AREA EQUIPMENT COORDINATES
1 60 VEHICLES 33-41N 036.33E
2 220 VEHICLES 33.39N 036-32E
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12 FLATBED TRAILERS 33.37N 036-29E
4 160 VEHICLES 33-36N 036-26E n
5 SO VEHICLES 33.36N 036-32E
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11 4S VEHICLES 33-31N 036.25E
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MILITARY ACTIVITY NORTHEAST OF DAMASCUS
SYRIA
1. SIGNIFICANCE CONCENTRATIONS OF VEHICLES/EQUIPMENT WERE OBSERVED
2. LOCATION: CONCENTRATIONS OF VEHICLES/EQUIPMENT WERE LOCATED
3. MISSION READOUT: A TOTAL OF AT LEAST 1113 VEHICLES AND 12 FLATBED
TRAILERS WERE DEPLOYED IN 11 AREAS OF CONCENTRATION FROM THE EASTERN
EDGE OF THE DAMASCUS TO DUMAYR AIRFIELD IDENTIFICATION
OF THESE VEHICLES BY TYPE WAS NOT POSSIBLE DUE TO OBLIQUITY, SMALL
SCALE AND IMAGE BLUR. THE MAJORITY OF THE VEHICLES, HOWEVER, APPEARED
TO BE WHEELED. AN APPROXIMATE COUNT OF VEHICLE AND THEIR-LOCATIONS
(AREA DESIGNATORS CORRESPOND TO N-8372/73) ARE AS FOLLOWS:
AREA 1 60 VEHICLES AT 33-41N 036-33E AT AND
IN THE VICINITY OF AL QUTAYFAH
AMMUNITION DEPOT UG
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should be restricted to the particular briefing boards (s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the re-
porting period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chief, Imagery Exploitation
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AREA 2 220 VEHICLES AT 33-39N 036-32E
AREA 3 45 VEHICLES AND 12 FLATBED TRAILERS
AT 33-37N 036-29E
AREA 4 160 VEHICLES AT 33-36N 036-26E
AREA 5 50 VEHICLES AT 33-36N 036-32E AT AND
IN THE VICINITY OF ADHRA MILITARY
CAMP
AREA 6 45 VEHICLES AT 33-36N 036-28E
AREA 7 60 VEHICLES AT 33-35N 036-29E
AREA 8 20 VEHICLES AT 33-35N 036-27E
AREA 9 240 VEHICLES AT 33-35N 036-22E AT AND
IN THE VICINITY OF DIMASHQ AMMUNITION
DEPOT DUMA
AREA 10 168 VEHICLES AT 33-33N 036-26E
AREA 11 45 VEHICLES AT 33-31N 036-25E
ADDITIONALLY, FIVE NEW, ALL OCCUPIED, SA-6 SITES (ONLY NPIC 133 AND 134
PRESENT ON GRAPHIC) AND A HELICOPTER DISPERSAL AREA WERE LOCATED
WITHIN THE SAME AREA. THE NEW SA-6 SITES WERE LOCATED AS FOLLOWS:
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DIMASHQ SA-6 SITE (NPIC 133) AT 33-31-40N 036-25-50E
DIMASHQ SA-6 SITE (NPIC 134) AT 33-31-35N
036-29-20E
DIMASHQ SA-6 SITE (NPIC 135) AT 33-26-50N
036-28-35E
DIMASHQ SA-6 SITE (NPIC 136) AT 33-25-45N
036-23-20E
DIMASHQ SA-6 SITE (NPIC 137) AT 33-25-45N 036-22-OOE
THE HELICOPTER DISPERSAL AREA (AREA 12 ON N-8372/73)-,?WAS LOCATED IN
THE VICINITY OF 33-30N 036-28E.
SA-6 SITE (134) (N-8375773): NEW SA-6 SITE (134) AT 33-31-35N 036-29-20E
IS COLLOCATED WITH DIMASHQ SAM SITE A09-2 (NPIC 21 AND
FOUR SA-6 TEL'S, ONE OF WHICH OCCUPIED AN SA-2 LAUNCH
POSITION, WERE DEPLOYED AROUND AN OCCUPIED GUIDANCE AREA. DUMMY SA-2
EQUIPMENT OCCUPIED THREE OF THE FIVE LAUNCH POSITIONS ADJACENT TO THE
ORIGINAL SA-2 SITE. THAT GUIDANCE AREA WAS OCCUPIED WITH A DUMMY FAN
SONG RADAR.
HELICOPTER DISPERSAL AREA (N-8374/73): THE HELICOPTER DISPERSAL AREA
(AREA 12 ON N-8372/73) WAS LOCATED IN THE VICINITY OF 33-30N 036-28E.
EIGHT HIP C AND FIVE SMALL UTILITY HELICOPTERS WERE PRESENT IN THE
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed an
should be restricted to the particular briefing boards (s) they were prepared for and must be considered oval d only for the re-
porting period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chief, Imagery Exploitation
Group NPIC.
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HELICOPTER DISPERSAL AREA. ONLY A PORTION OF THE AREA IS DEPICTED.
FOUR HIP C AND THREE SMALL UTILITY HELICOPTERS WERE PRESENT IN THE
AREA SHOWN.
VEHICLE CONCENTRATION AREA (N-8373/73): THE VEHICLE CONCENTRATION
AT 33-36N 036-26E (AREA 4) IS DEPICTED. AT LEAST 160 VEHICLES WERE
CONCENTRATED IN THE AREA.
ENLARGEMENT FACTOR: 30X
IEG/SGD/AMEAB
COMMENTS AND QUERIES REGARDING THIS REPORT ARE WELCOMED. THEY MAY BE
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed analytical work. Their use
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Recipients of N-8372/73, 5 November 1973
SUBJECT Military Activity Northeast of
Damascus, Syria
Briefing Board, Vugraph, Briefing
Board Print
Shaded areas 7 and 9 on the graphic are improperly
numbered; the numbers should be reversed. Area numbers
and corresponding coordinates appearing in the legend
on the graphic are correct.
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