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Rihab Rashid Taha Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Rihab Rashid Taha, based on 6 World History Database records associated with Iraq.

6 records1991–19962 events1 places

Chronological biography

1991

UNSCOM1991
Warfare / Military

During several visits to Iraq by UNSCOM, weapons inspectors interviewed British-educated Iraqi biologist Rihab Rashid Taha

Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)1991
Warfare / Military · Scientist · Iraqi biological weapons scientist

By January 1991, a team of 100 scientists and support staff had filled 157 bombs and 16 missile warheads with botulin toxin, and 50 bombs and five missile warheads with anthrax

1995

UNSCOM1995
Warfare / Military

Rod Barton from Australia, showed Taha documents obtained by UNSCOM that showed the Iraqi Government had just purchased 10 tons of growth medium from a British company called Oxoid

UNSCOM1995
Warfare / United Nations

Rod Barton from Australia, showed Taha documents obtained by UNSCOM that showed the Iraqi Government had just purchased 10 tons of growth medium from a British company called Oxoid

Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)1995
Warfare / Military · Scientist · Iraqi biological weapons scientist

Rod Barton from Australia, showed Taha documents obtained by UNSCOM that showed the Iraqi Government had just purchased 10 tons of growth medium from a British company called Oxoid

1996

UNSCOM1996
Warfare / United Nations · al-Hakam

The al-Hakam germ warfare center, headed by the British-educated Iraqi biologist Dr. Rihab Rashid Taha, was blown up by UNSCOM in 1996

Titles and roles

Scientist · Iraqi biological weapons scientist

Record provenance

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