6- Contrary to terrorist operations that lack state logistical support, no handmade weapons or rockets were used in this attack and all rockets and launchers were factory made and hence their transfer demanded considerable resources. Because of this, and especially because of having exact geographic coordinates of Camp Liberty, contrary to usual terrorist attacks that considerable error is introduced in the targeting, all rockets hit inside Camp Liberty small area.
7- The operating group was composed of assassination teams of Kataeb Hezbollah and technical elements of the Qods Force who totaled 40 to include the logistical support elements as well. These assassination teams are created by the clerical regime, and in coordination with the Iraqi prime ministry they attack targets picked by the Iranian regime in Iraq.
8- General Shahlaii wrote in his report send to Tehran after this criminal attack that rockets were transferred to the launching area using state ambulances escorted by two airport-police vehicles, and were hidden in the tents set up the night before at the location.
According to this report, one of the serious difficulties in this operation was to avoid ordinary people or Iraqi forces from being informed of the plan that might make the operation impossible or hindered.
9- The route for the vehicles and the launching area were completely under surveillance of Baghdad Airport security cameras. These cameras cover an area several kilometers deep around the airport and control all movements. Airport cameras have recorded all details of transfer of rockets, operating team, police vehicles, and vehicles carrying the rockets. The films are kept in Iraq’s Prime Ministry Office.
10- According to the initial plan, the operation was to be done in two phases by two groups and from two locations firing a total of one-hundred 107mm rockets. The first group was the one that fired the 40 rockets and left the scene without any problem.
