Iraqs reconstruction campaign 1991-1993

Dr. Souad N. Al-azzawiReconstruction research center

College of engineeringUniversity of Baghdad

1998

4/12/2010

Projects that have been destructed in Iraq as a result of the USA Aggression

during Gulf war of 1991

Type of project no.• Public sectors 7448• Civilian houses, shopping centers, and private businesses 26247• Others, classified ?

Types and Numbers of Strategic Projects That Have Been Reconstructed within Two Years After the War

1991

Project type no• Buildings and establishments 230• Bridges 126• Telecommunication and electricity networks 94• Telecommunication and electricity plants 80• Water purification and treatment plants 3• Oil refineries 16• Mines and metallurgical processing sites 6• Dams and hydroelectric power stations 7• Sea ports and coastal services centers 19• Sewage systems and networks 11• Factories and industrial centers 61• Technological and mechanical rehabilitation 51

Note: 90% of these projects were reconstructed within 2 years only.

Economic, Service, and Infrastructure Projects That Have Been Destructed During the War of 1991

Type of project no. Of damaged projects• Educational/schools, educational services 3818• Health/hospitals, storage, medical centers 392• Transportation and telecommunication/t.v. Stations, highways, airports,

railroads 475• General buildings, bridges, housing centers 260• Commerce/food supply stores, central malls, shopping centers 251• Religious centers/mosques, churches, other 159• Industry and mining/factories, mines, storage 122• Agriculture and irrigation/dams, canals, pumping stations 205• Media and culture/ TV. And radio stations, museums, historical places 90• Social and municipal services/water purification and treatment plants,

networks, registration centers, municipalities 833• Higher education/universities, laboratories, others 39

Iraqi Engineering Firms and Companies That Carried Out the Reconstruction Campaign After the 1991 Gulf War

Engineering firms and companies of % of total reconstructed project• Ministry of housing and construction 26%• Ministry of industry and minerals 25%• Ministry of transportation and communication 17%• Ministry of oil 16%• Military industrial commission 15%• Ministry of agriculture and irrigation 1%

Reconstruction of Other Damaged Service Projects during the First Year After 1991 Gulf War

Ministry that carried out the reconstruction no. Of projects• Ministry of education 3818• Ministry of interior 283• Ministry of commerce 105• Ministry of higher education and scientific research 28• Ministry of Finance 13• Ministry of health 212• Ministry of culture 71• Ministry of work and social services 40• Ministry of justice 66• Municipality of Baghdad 7• Atomic energy organization 30

Total 4773