The Al Qa'qaa high explosives controversy concerns the possible removal by Baathist insurgents of about 377 tonnes of high explosives HMX and RDX after the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
The explosives, considered dangerous by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), were certified by UN weapons inspectors to be inside facilities whose doors were fastened with chains and the United Nations' seal, at the Al Qa'qaa industrial complex in Iraq in 2003. By October 2004, the facility was empty.
Read more about Al Qa'qaa High Explosives Controversy: Background, Other Facilities Looted, Impact of The Looting, The High Explosives, Chemical Weapons Equipment, The Storage Facilities, Claims of Removal Prior To US Arrival, Evidence Against The Claim of Removal Prior To US Arrival, Timeline
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