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IRAQ-KUWAIT: SITUATION UPDATE. 

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SECTION 01 OF 07
[   (b)(2)   ]








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BODY SUBJ: IRAQ-KUWAIT: SITUATION UPDATE. 
DOI: 8 MAR 91 (AS OF 0100 EST)
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MAJOR POINTS
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1. [   (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)   ] PLANNING A CHEM1CAL ATTACK AGAINST 
AL HILLAH IN SOUTHEASTERN IRAQ.
2. [   (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)   ]


3. [   (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)   ] 

4. [   (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)   ]



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DISCUSSION
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5. STATUS OF THE UNREST. [   (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)   ]   A "BURNING 
THE SKIN AIRCRAFT" WOULD EMPLOY "SPECIAL ORDNANCE" TO CARRY OUT 
ITS MISSION  AT THE TOWN OF AL HILLAH (32-39N 044-25E) [   (b)(1) 
sec 1.3(a)(4)   ].  A POSSIBLE REFERENCE TO SADDAM HUSAYN,
HAD DIRECTED THIS ATTACK, AND REQUIRED A 3-HOUR TIME PER1OD TO
ELAPSE AFTER THE ATTACK. COMMENT: THIS REPORT SUGGESTS THE USE OF
A BLISTER-TYPE CHEMICAL AGENT, SUCH AS MUSTARD OR LEWISITE, WITH A
3-HOUR DELAY TO ALLOW THE AGENT TO ACHIEVE INCAPACITATING RESULTS.
6. [   (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)   ]







7. [   (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)   ]                      THERE IS A
PROPOSAL "TO DEAL" WITH AN INSURGENT COMMAND CENTER LOCATED IN THE
CENTRAL IRAQ CITY OF AN NAJAF (31-59N 044-20E) INVOLVING THE USE 
OF
"SPECIAL MUNITIONS." COMMENT: IN THE PAST, THE TERM "SPECIAL
MUNITIONS" HAS BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH CHEMICAL WEAPONS. THE "COMMAND
CENTER" PROBABLY REFERS TO A BUILDING OR GROUP OF BU1LDINGS 
AGAINST
WHICH THE USE OF INCAPACITANTS OR IRRITANTS WOULD BE PARTICULARLY
EFFECTIVE.
8. [   (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)   ]






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9. [   (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)   ]









10. [   (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)   ]



IN ADDIT1ON TO ATTACKING INSURGENT POSITIONS AND PROVIDING CLOSE 
AIR SUPPORT FOR TROOPS TRYING TO QUELL THE CIVIL UNREST [   (b)(1) 
sec 1.3(a)(4)   ] 

ATTACKS AGAINST CIVILIANS WERE NOTED 1N THE AN NAJAF AREA [   
(b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)   ]. COMMENT: HINDS AND OTHER IRAQI 
HELICOPTERS ARE CAPABLE OF DELIVERING CHEMICAL 

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MUNITIONS. WITH THE IMMINENT DEPARTURE OF ALL FOREIGN JOURNAL1STS
FROM IRAQ, BAGHDAD WILL LIKELY FEEL LESS CONSTRAINED ABOUT
AUTHORIZING SUCH ATTACKS AGAINST IRAQI CITIZENS.
11. [   (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)   ]



12. [   (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)   ]






13. [   (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)   ]


















14. [   (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)   ]





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15. [   (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)   ]








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17. [   (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)   ]



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