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IRAQI MUNITIONS SITES BOMBED


Between Jan. 17 and Feb. 21 in 1991 aerial bombings by the U.S. and its coalition partners hit a number of Iraqi locations known or suspected as storage sites of chemical weapons.
This chart identfies the facilities, the georgraphic coordinates, the weapons materials they may have contained and the dates they were bombed. Source: U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency.


FACILITY LOCATION
ACTIVITY
REPORTED DATES OF BOMBINGS
Mosul Airfield 361822N / 0430630E CW Storage January 28, 1991
Qayyarah West Ammo Depot 355140N / 0430630E CW Storage February 10, 1991
Quyyarah West Airfield 354611N / 0430718E CW Storage February 10, 1991
Kirkuk Ammo Depot West 353230N / 0435800E CW Storage February 8, 1991
Kirku Airfield 352810N / 0442018E CW Storage February 5, 1991
Muthanna State Establishment - CW research, Production and Storage (also called Samarra) 335020N / 0435030E CW Storage
CW Production
CW Research
January 17, 1991
H - 3 Airfield 325551N / 0394449E CW Storage February 9, 1991
Al Taqaddum Airfield 331958N / 04330604E CW Storage February 4, 1991
Baghdad Ammo Depot - Taji 3332223N / 04441638E CW Storage February 10, 1991
Ubaydah Bin Al Jarrah Airfield 322915N / 0454544E CW Storage January 17, 1991
An Nasiriyah Ammo Storrage Facility Southwest 305750N / 0461030E CW Storage February 9, 1991
Tallil Airfield 305606N / 0460527E CW Storage January 29, 1991
Ash Shuaybah Ammo Storage Depot Northeast 3022840N / 0473830E CW Storage February 1, 1991
Habbaniyah - 1
(Fallujah - 3)
3333N / 043338E Pesticides
CW Precursors
January 17, 1991
February 1, 1991
Habbaniyah - 2
(Fallujah - 2)
3329N / 04340E Production:
Chlorine
HCL Acid
Sulfur Chloride
Sulfur Trioxide
Thionyl Chloride
Dichloro Methyl
Phosphine Oxide
Phosphorus Trichloride
Phosphorous Oxichloride
Methyl Phosphite
Storage:
Diisopropylamine
Dimethylamine HCL
(25 tons)
Thiodiglycol (40 tons)
January 17, 1991
February 1, 1991
Habbaniyah - 3
(Fallujah - 1)
3329N / 04349E No completed production works or storage sites - completely destroyed by allied bombings. January 17, 1991
February 1, 1991
Habbaniyah (Other) 3322N / 04331E CW Storage February 17, 1991
Fallujah (Other) 3313N / 04341E CW Storage February 21, 1991
Al Qaim 3350N / 04110E CW Storage February 10, 1991
K-2 Airfield 3455N / 04324E CW Storage February 9, 1991
Tikrit 3443N / 04339E CW Storage February 13, 1991
Karbalah 3223N / 04330E CW Storage February 3, 1991
Ad Diwaniyah 3158N / 04454E CW Storage February 3, 1991
Qabatiyah 3353N / 04239E CW Storage January 19, 1991

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