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The Military Balance in the Gulf 7/3/2002 Page47i Estimates provided by USCENTCOM in June, 1996 and 1997, plus interviews.ii USCENTCOM briefing by “senior military official..iii Estimate first provided by USCENTCOM in June, 1996 plus interviews.iv Based on interviews.v USCENTCOM briefing by “senior military official”.vi Jane’s Sentinel Security Assessment, Iraqi Army, on-line edition, accessed May 7, 2002.vii Jane’s Sentinel Security Assessment, Iraqi Air Force, on-line edition, accessed May 7, 2002viii Many different lists exist of the names of such bases. Jane’s lists Al Amarah, Al Asad, Al Bakr, Al Basrah - WestMaqal, Al Khalid, Al Kut, Al Qayyarah, Al Rashid, Al Taqaddum, Al Walid, Artawi, As Salman, As Samara, AsZubair, Baghdad-Muthenna, Balada, Bashur, Erbil, Jalibah, Karbala, Radif al Khafi, Kirkuk, Mosul, Mudaysis, Nejef,Qal’at Sikar, Qurna, Rumaylah, Safwan, Shibah, Shyaka Mayhar, Sulyamaniya, Tal Afar, Tallil-As Nasiryah,Tammuz, Tikrit, Ubdaydah bin al Jarrah, and Wadi Al Khirr. Many of the bases on this list are of limited size or arelargely dispersal facilities. See Jane’s Sentinel: The Gulf States, “Iraq,” London, Jane’s Publishing, various editions.Copyright Anthony H. Cordesman, all rights reserved.