Location: Latifiyah, 40km SW of Baghdad
Short Descriptor: A large explosives and chemical production facility
Details:
BW scientists were sent to Qa Qa to explore the possibility of land mine use with biological agents; no mines were found suitable.
Other Information:
...Al Hakim probably refers to the Latifiyah/Al Musayyab region south of Baghdad. Latifiyah is the nearest town to the Al Qa'Qa State Establishment, Iraq's major production facility for explosives and missile propellant. There is at least one suspect BW facility in the Al Qa'Qa area, and it was heavily damaged during the war. [1]
Key Source:
[1] GulfLINK, "Iraqi BW," CIA, May 1991, File: cia_62835_62835_01.txt.
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