EVIDENCE OF CLUSTER BOMBING HAMMANA AREA, LEBANON (SANITIZED)

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• Publication Date: December 9, 1983
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9 DECEMBER 1983
EVIDENCE OF CLUSTER
HAMMA RE LEBANON
1. SIGNIFICANCE: CLUSTER BOMB CRATERING WAS SEEN AT A FIELD
ARTILLERY SITE (POSSIBLY SYRIAN) FOLLOWING THE 4 DECEMBER U.S.
AIRSTRIKE. (SWN
25X1
25X1
2. REMARKS: CONTINUING ANALYSISI IOF THE 25X1
HAMMANA AREA (33-50-OON 035-44-OOE), 13 NM EAST OF BEIRUT, HAS
REVEALED ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE OF RECENT BOMBING ACTIVITY. THE
U.S. CONDUCTED AIRSTRIKES IN THIS AREA ON THE 25X1
CLUSTER BOMB CRATERING WAS SEEN AT AN UNOC, ED,
SIX-POSITION, 130MM FIELD GUN M-46 SITE (POSSIBLY SYRIAN AT
33-49-1-S"35-45-10E (UTM YC547459). Oryi
25X1
THIS SITE WAS OCCUPIED BY THREE M-46 FIELD GUNS
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ALTHOUGH THIS SITE WAS UNOCCUPIED ON POSTSTRIKE COVERAGE OF
A NEW, OCCUPIED, THREE-POSITION M-46 SITE WAS AT 25X1
33-49-OON 035-45-15E (UTM YC550452), 600M TO THE SOUTH (NOT ON
GRAPHIC). IT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED WHETHER THE
REPOSITIONING OF THE THREE M-46 FIELD GUNS OCCURRED PRIOR TO
OR AFTER THE 4 DECEMBER AIRSTRIKE. (SWN 25X1
3. BE NONE, COORDINATES 33-49-15N 035-45-10E (S)
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