IRAQI COMMANDER MEMOIRS ON MISSILES (7)

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06765447
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• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2022
• Document Release Date: November 20, 2018
• Case Number: F-2018-00293
• Publication Date: November 26, 1998

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Identifiers:
Document Number: WA2611070098
Dates:
Date Published: 26-Nov-1998 06:00:00
Date Received: 26-Nov-1998 01:03:16
Coverage:
CIA Country Code: IRQ
Region: MIDDLEEAST
Publisher:
Agency Acronym: RESTON VA
Office Name: FBIS
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(U) SERIAL: WA2611070098
(U) COUNTRY: IRAQ SUBJ: TAKE 3 OF 5--IRAQI COMMANDER MEMOIRS ON MISSILES (7)
(U) REF: JN2611064698 AMMAN AL-'ARAB AL-YAWM IN ARABIC 8 NOV 98 P 13111 ON 22
JANUARY.
(U) SOURCE: AMMAN AL-'ARAB AL-YAWM IN ARABIC 8 NOV 98 P 13 TEXT:
(U) I SECURED A CONTROL WIRELESS NETWORK, SIX BRANCHES, AND A SEVENTH
AUXILIARY BRANCH, STRESSING THE NEED NOT TO PRESS ANY TRANSMISSION
BUTTON EXCEPT IN CASES OF EMERGENCY. A NINTH STATION WOULD BE ADDED TO
THE SECOND PART OF THE SECOND BATTALION OF BRIGADE 224 ON THE NIGHT OF 21
JANUARY AND I PROHIBITED THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE STATIONS IN THE FIRING
POSITIONS OR IN THE TECHNICAL BATTERIES' POSITIONS. I DID NOT FORGET TO ISSUE
INSTRUCTIONS ON THREE IMPORTANT POINTS; NAMELY, HOW TO DEPLOY AND
CHANGE THE PLAN OR THE SHELTER TO ACHIEVE THE MAXIMUM DEGREE OF
CONCEALMENT. I ALSO INSTRUCTED EVERYBODY NOT TO DEPLOY UNTIL THE LAST
MOMENT, TO CARRY OUT THE MAIN DUTIES DURING THE NIGHT, AND TO CHOOSE THE
SHELTER CAREFULLY PROVIDED THAT IT SHOULD BE CHANGED ON THE NIGHT OF 21
JANUARY. I ALSO CLARIFIED THAT DEPLOYMENT ON THE NIGHT OF 21 JANUARY
SHOULD DIFFER FROM THAT OF THE PREVIOUS NIGHT OF 20 JANUARY BY MORE OR
LESS THAN 5 KILOMETERS IN THE SOUTH. AND, ON THE NIGHT OF 21 JANUARY IN THE
WESTERN REGION, DEPLOYMENT SHOULD DIFFER FROM DEPLOYMENT DURING THE
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FIRST TWO STRIKES AGAINST ISA�pp- roVeCifoilieles-e7261-871-6/CT6.6667-6-5,;(4:-OMETERS. I ALSO
ISSUED INSTRUCTIONS TO COORDINATE ANTIAIRCRAFT ACTION BY BRIGADE 224;
NAMELY, BY THE COMMANDER OF THE ANTIAIRCRAFT BATTALION, ON THE CONDITION
THAT HE GUARANTEE DEPLOYMENT IN THE WESTERN REGION ON THE NIGHT OF 21
JANUARY. I ALSO ASKED FOR THE PROVISION OF TWO RESERVE MISSILES IN AL-
'AMARAH AND ONE RESERVE MISSILE IN AL-RAMADI. I SECURED MORE VEHICLES TO
FACILITATE MOVEMENTS FOR BRIGADE 224 AND BRIGADE 223, DISTRIBUTED THE FUEL
VEHICLES, AND GAVE MY TELEPHONE NUMBERS, A WELL AS IMPORTANT TELEPHONE
NUMBERS IN CASES OF EMERGENCY, TO MY SUBORDINATES, IN ADDITION TO THE
MAGNETIC LINES DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO THE WESTERN REGION. I GAVE THESE
NUMBERS TO UNITS' COMMANDERS IN OTHER AREAS SUCH AS AL-'AMARAH , AL-AZIS,
AL-QURNAH, SAFWAN, AND AL-BARJASIYAH. I ALSO TOLD THEM OF UNSAFE
TELEPHONE NUMBERS (MICROWAVE), RELATIVELY SAFE TELEPHONE NUMBERS, AND
THE TELEPHONE NUMBERS OF THE OPERATIONAL MISSILE CONTROL HEADQUARTERS,
THE FIRE SUPPORT COORDINATION HEADQUARTERS, AND THE ARMED FORCES
GENERAL COMMAND HEADQUARTERS IN THE SOUTH. I THEN PROVIDED THEM WITH A
LIST OF THE SPECIAL CODE WORDS--FUNNY WORDS, WHICH ARE DIFFICULT TO UNVEIL
SUCH AS WILD THORN, AL-ZAWRA' PARK, THE ZOO, THE TROUBLESOME BAT, THE
ROCKY STONE, THE DESERT WOLF, AND THE CAT'S PAW. (MORE) 8 NON
THEN TOLD THEM TO START WORK WITH GOD'S BLESSINGS AND TO STRIKE THE HEADS
OF THE SNAKE AND THE SCORPIONS. I HAD PREVIOUSLY DECIDED TO ISSUE A FIELD
PUBLICATION FOR POLITICAL GUIDANCE TO RAISE THE MORALE AS SUCH A
PUBLICATIONS WRITTEN BY THE FIGHTERS WOULD HAVE A POSITIVE EFFECT.
THEREFORE, I ISSUED IT ON THE NIGHT OF 20 JANUARY IN THE FORM OF A GREETING
MESSAGE TO THE FIGHTERS, COMMANDERS, OFFICERS, AND OTHER LOWERS RANKS,
MENTIONING THE NAMES OF THE COMMANDERS OF THE BRIGADES, THE BATTALIONS,
THE UNITS, AND THE BATTERIES. IN THE MESSAGE, I CONVEYED TO THEM THE
GREETINGS OF OUR DEAR PRESIDENT AND PROMISED THEM TO HONOR ANYBODY
FIRING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PLAN WITHOUT MISTAKES OR DELAY. I RAISED
THEIR MORALE AND INSTIGATED THEM AGAINST THE ZIONIST AND IMPERIALIST ENEMY.
I ALSO ASKED THEM TO BE ACCURATE AND CAUTIOUS, MAKE CALCULATIONS FOR
EVERYTHING, NOT TO BE CONFUSED, AND BEHAVE IN LIGHT OF THE SITUATION, BE
FLEXIBLE, AND PRESERVE THEIR EQUIPMENT TO TERRORIZE THE ENEMIES OF GOD. I
WANTED THE LIAISON OFFICERS TO CONVEY THE MESSAGE TO EVERY ONE AS EARLY
AS POSSIBLE DURING MOVEMENTS TO THE POSITIONS OR INSIDE THE POSITIONS
THEMSELVES. TWO MISSILES WERE FIRED FROM THEIR LAUNCHING PADS. THEY
MOVED UPWARD AND THEN MOVED TOWARD THE HOSTILE TARGETS IN DHAHRAN AT
2145 ON 20 JANUARY. THE STRIKE WAS CARRIED OUT BY THE UNITS OF BRIGADE 224. IT
WAS THE FIRST PART OF STRIKE AGAINST HOSTILE TARGETS ON SAUDI TERRITORIES.
21 JANUARY 1991 (SUBTITLE) BRIGADE 223 CARRIED OUT ITS DUTY. WHAT A HEROIC
COMPETITION IT WAS! AT 0040 ON 21 JANUARY, A MISSILE WAS FIRED AT HOSTILE
TARGETS IN AL-DAMMAM. THEN OTHER MISSILES WERE FIRED TO COMPLETE THE
FIRST STRIKE AGAINST HOSTILE TARGETS IN DHAHRAN AND RIYADH. SIX MISSILES
WERE FIRED ONE AFTER THE OTHER AT 0045, 0050, AND 0005. I SUBMITTED A DETAILED
REPORT TO PRESIDENT SADDAM HUSAYN ON THE RESULTS OF THE FIRST STRIKE
AGAINST THE HOSTILE TARGETS ON SAUDI TERRITORIES. WE HAD PLANNED TO FIRE 14
MISSILES BUT WE FIRED ONLY EIGHT MISSILES AS I HAVE SAID. WE DEPLOYED IN SIX
AREAS, BUT COMMUNICATIONS WAS OUR MAJOR PROBLEM. I INCLUDED IN MY REPORT
PROPOSALS TO USE NEW MEANS TO MAKE UP FOR THE LACK OF COMMUNICATIONS
AND CAMOUFLAGE, AS WELL AS A PROPOSAL TO ECONOMIZE ON THE USE OF OUR
AVAILABLE MEANS IN ORDER TO PRESERVE OUR EQUIPMENT. I PRAISED THE ROLE OF
SOME COMMANDERS AND EXPLAINED THAT WE HAD STARTED MANEUVER BY MOVING
TWO BATTERIES TO THE WESTERN REGION INSTEAD OF FOUR BATTERIES TO STRIKE
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AGAINST TARGETS IN TEL AVIV Two\;;.cisio7R-j1Wa: � Ib69oi447 NIGHT. WE WERE
RACING WITH TIME TO CONFUSE THE ENEMY AND TO ACHIEVE OUR FULL ASPIRATIONS
AT THE BLESSED HANDS OF LEADER SADDAM HUSAYN BY TAKING REVENGE AGAINST
THE ZIONIST ENEMIES OF IRAQ AND THE ARAB NATION, THE CRIMINALS, AND THE
TRAITORS. AT 1800 ON 21 JANUARY, THE ARMED FORCES GENERAL COMMAND ISSUED
A COMMUNIQUI ON THE DETAILS OF OUR FIRST STRIKE AGAINST HOSTILE TARGETS IN
SAUDI ARABIA, AND THEN I RECEIVED THE INSTRUCTIONS OF THE COMMANDER IN
CHIEF ON THE SAME SUBJECT. TWO ENEMY HELICOPTER GUNSHIPS LANDED IN THE
AREA OF KILOMETER 106. THE MILITARY MOVEMENTS DIRECTORATE INFORMED US OF
IT AT 1245. I ASKED THE COMMANDER OF THE FIRST COMMANDOS REGIMENT
CHARGED WITH PROTECTING OUR UNITS TO SEND A FORCE TO THE SAID AREA TO
CONFRONT THE HOSTILE HELICOPTER GUNSHIPS. (MORE) END OF MESSAGE
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JANUARY.
Collection: FB
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Agency Acronym: RESTON VA
Office Name: FBIS
Description: (U) None
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Language: eng
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Attributions: SOURCE: AMMAN AL-'ARAB AL-YAWM IN ARABIC 8 NOV 98 P 13
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