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Subject: MILITARY DEVELOPMENTS

Not Finally Evaluated Intelligence







TO FACILITATE ELECTRONIC ACCESS, THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN

REFORMATTED TO ELIMINATE INFORMATION THAT DOES NOT PERTAIN

TO GULF WAR ILLNESS ISSUES OR THAT IS CLASSIFIED. A COPY OF

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

SPOT COMMENTARY



OCTOBER 1990







IRAQ-KUWAIT:  SITUATION REPORT





MILITARY DEVELOPMENTS



EXPLOSION AT IRAQI STORAGE FACILITY





EXTENSIVE

BLAST DAMAGE AT THE ASH SHUAYBAH AMMUNITION STORAGE DEPOT AND

THE NEARBY AL BASRAH PETROLEUM REFINERY IN SOUTHERN IRAQ.







BUILDING HAS BEEN DESTROYED

AND AN ADJACENT LARGE BUILDING WAS EXTENSIVELY DAMAGED AT THE

AL BASRAH REFINERY. MANY OF THE PETROLEUM STORAGE TANKS AT

THE FACILITY'S TANK FARM MAY BE LEAKING OIL.







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