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Aerial photograph taken on March 1, 1991, of the Khamisiyah Ammunition Storage Complex in Southern Iraq showing the area known as the Pit.

The area known as the Pit

Aerial photograph taken on March 1, 1991, of the Khamisiyah Ammunition Storage Complex in Southern Iraq showing the area known as the Pit.

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