IRAQI COMMANDER MEMOIRS ON MISSILES (3)

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2022
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• Publication Date: November 22, 1998

(U) IRAQI COMMANDERAp-p-rc7fed -6054-7)
Identifiers:
Document Number: WA2211063998
Dates:
Date Published: 22-Nov-1998 05:39:00
Date Received: 22-Nov-1998 00:41:59
Coverage:
CIA Country Code: IRQ
Region: MIDDLEEAST
Publisher:
Agency Acronym: RESTON VA
Office Name: FBIS
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(U) COUNTRY: IRAQ SUBJ: TAKE 2 OF 5--IRAQI COMMANDER MEMOIRS ON MISSILES (3)
(U) REF: JN2211063398 AMMAN AL-'ARAB AL-YAWM IN ARABIC 29 OCT 98 P 11 /// ANY ONE
PLACE.
(U) SOURCE: AMMAN AL-'ARAB AL-YAWM IN ARABIC 29 OCT 98 P 11 TEXT:
(U) 5. STORAGES WILL BE MADE INTEGRATED GROUPS MADE UP OF CONVENTIONAL
WARHEADS, FUEL, MISSILE BODIES, AND PARTS. SPECIAL ATTENTION WILL BE TO
ISOLATE THEM SO THEY WILL NOT AFFECT EACH OTHER.
(U) 6. TEN MISSILES WILL BE DEPLOYED IN A SOUTHERN DIRECTION AND CONSIDERED
A THIRD LINE FOR BRIGADE 224. ANOTHER 10 MISSILES WILL BE PLACED ON MIDDLE
READINESS. THUS THE BRIGADE WILL HAVE 30 MISSILES. BUT, THE FIRST
MAINTENANCE UNIT WILL ACTUALLY PREPARE 50 MISSILES.
(U) 7. THE AREA UNDER THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE FIRST MAINTENANCE UNIT WILL
BE DIVIDED INTO 3 TO 4 SECTORS IN THE NORTH, THE CENTER, AND THE SOUTH.
CONTROL WILL BE CARRIED OUT BY TELEPHONE THROUGH THE COMMANDERS OF THE
SECTORS TO INSURE IMMEDIATE CONTACT. THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE WORK OF
LIAISON OFFICERS.
(U) 8. ADEQUATE PROTECTION WILL BE INSURED FOR THE STORAGE AREAS BY THREE
INFANTRY COMPANIES. 9. GOOD CAMOUFLAGE WILL BE PROVIDED FOR THE SITES
UNDER TREES AND BEHIND OTHER NATURAL BARRIERS.
(U) 9. SPECIAL ATTENTION WILL BE GIVEN TO SECURITY AND THE ASSIGNMENT OF
RELIABLE ELEMENTS FOR THIS TASK.
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(U) 10. TRANSPORTATION VEHICAp�p7ove.d.ro.r.R-eTeZ72-61871-676-6 a F7-68-4-0 AL-HUSAYN
MISSILE SYSTEM, WILL BE PROVIDED TO TRANSPORT THE PROTECTION UNITS WHICH
WILL ACCOMPANY THE TRANSPORTATION OF MISSILES.
(U) 11. AN ENGINEERING UNIT WILL BE PROVIDED AND MEANS WILL BE GUARANTEED
FOR TRANSPORTING THE STORAGES WHICH WILL BE DISPERSED.
(U) 12. SPECIAL ATTENTION WILL BE GIVEN TO FIRE-FIGHTING BY PROVIDING MACHINES
AND SIMPLE LIGHTENING RODS.
(U) 13. THERE WILL BE REGULAR CHECKING OF STORAGES.
(U) ON THE SAME DAY, 11 AUGUST 1990, WHICH WAS AN EVENTFUL DAY, I CONTINUED
TO COORDINATE WITH THE COMPETENT AUTHORITIES ON THE NEXT PHASE AND THE
INFORMATION ON EFFECTIVE TARGETS. I WAS PARTICULARLY CONCERNED WITH THE
QUESTION OF CAMOUFLAGING AND PROTECTING OUR UNITS. I TOOK THE NECESSARY
MEASURES BY FORMING PROTECTION GROUPS TO ACCOMPANY BRIGADE 224 IN THE
WESTERN DESERT FROM A DISTANCE OR ON ACTUAL LOCATIONS. I CALLED THESE
GROUPS "FIRST SPECIAL TASK GROUPS." I BASED THEM IN THE REGION OF AL-
WARRAR, AL-ANBAR GOVERNORATE, TO BENEFIT FROM TRANSPORT VEHICLES AND
AL-RA'D (LUNA) LAUNCHERS, WHICH WERE AMONG THE RESERVE. WE ALSO TRAINED
THEM ON MISSILES. ON THE SAME DAY, I ISSUED A SPECIAL DIRECTIVE TO CARRY OUT
INITIAL SURVEYS OF THE SOUTHERN REGION IN ORDER TO PREPARE SITES FOR THE
MISSILES WHICH WOULD DEAL WITH ENEMY CONCENTRATIONS IN THE ARABIAN
PENINSULA. THE SITES WERE LOCATED IN THE GOVERNORATES OF MAYSAN, DHI QAR,
AND AL-BASRAH. 12 AUGUST 1990 IT WAS MIDNIGHT. MY WIFE, WHO WAS ON THE
TELEPHONE, BADE ME "GOOD NIGHT," AND HUNG UP. I PICKED UP A PEN AND TURNED
TO THE REPORT I WAS WRITING FOR THE PRESIDENT. WHEN I FINISHED, I HEARD THE
CALL FOR MORNING PRAYER FROM A NEARBY MOSQUE. I QUICKLY GOT UP,
PERFORMED ABLUTION, AND PRAYED. I PRAYED TO GOD TO HELP US TRIUMPH OVER
OUR ENEMIES. FOR HE HEARS US AND RESPONDS TO OUR PRAYERS. AFTER PRAYER, I
WENT BACK TO MY DESK. IN ADDITION TO THE REPORT BEFORE ME, THERE WERE THE
INITIAL RESULTS OF THE RECONNAISSANCE WHICH WAS CARRIED OUT BY THE FIRST
AND SECOND GROUPS. THEY SELECTED SITES IN AL-QURNAH QAL'AT SALIH, AL-AZIZ,
JULAYBAH, AND AL-BATHA', ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTIONS I GAVE THEM ON 11
AUGUST 1990.1 KEPT THE INFORMATION READILY AVAILABLE FOR STUDY BY THE
COMMANDERS OF THE UNITS WHICH WILL BE ASSIGNED TASKS IN THE SOUTH WHEN
THE NEED ARISES IN THE FUTURE. THERE WAS ALSO A LETTER FROM THE
PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE ALERTING US TO THE NEED TO TAKE ADEQUATE MEASURES
FOR CAMOUFLAGE, CONCEALMENT, AND PROTECTION FOR TRUCKS CARRYING LONG-
RANGE MISSILES ON THE HIGHWAY TO THE WESTERN BORDER. OUR REPLY TO THE
LETTER EXPLAINED THE REASONS FOR THE CONFUSION ON THIS SUBJECT. FOR THE
FIRST PHASE OF THE CAMOUFLAGE AND DECEPTION PLAN WAS ALREADY IN PLACE.
ACTUALLY, THE REASONS FOR THE CONFUSION WERE AS FOLLOWS:
(U) THE TRUCKS MENTIONED WERE ACTUALLY CARRYING THE PROTECTION UNIT
WHICH WOULD ACCOMPANY THE LAUNCHERS AND SPECIAL TRANSPORT VEHICLES; IN
OTHER WORDS, THE FIRST SPECIAL TASK GROUP. A ROAD ACCIDENT OCCURRED,
DELAYING THE MOVEMENT OF THE TRUCKS. THE HIGHWAY WAS NOT OPEN FROM AL-
RAMADI. WE DID NOT MOVE ANY VEHICLES CARRYING SUCH GROUPS WEST OF AL-
RAMADI FOR TECHNICAL REASONS. WE DID NOT TRANSPORT REAL STRATEGIC
LAUNCHERS DURING THE DAY TIME. THE LAUNCHERS THEMSELVES WERE ALREADY
DEPLOYED IN THE WESTERN REGION AT THE TIME. A MIO PROJECT WAS IN PROGRESS
IN THE WESTERN REGION, AND IT WAS POSSIBLE THAT THE ORGANIZATION HAD TO
USE A MISSILE SOMETIMES FOR THE PURPOSES OF TESTING FIXED BASES.
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Office Name: FBIS
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Language: eng
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