Al Hussein (missile)
Al Hussein or al-Husayn (Arabic: الحسين) is the designation of an Iraqi ballistic missile. The missile was the result of upgrading the Soviet made Scud in order to achieve a longer range. The weapon was widely used by the Iraqi Army during the Iran-Iraq War and the Gulf War of 1991.
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“The great, the jewel and the mother of battles has begun.”
—Saddam Hussein (b. 1937)