Joint Firebase Saham

Syria / Dayr-az-Zawr / Abu Kamal /

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Establish November 8. Used by US, French, and Iraqi artillery from November to late March 2019 to shell ISIS fighters in Baghouz, Syria
Hosted the U.S. Army 3rd Cavalry Regiment, Steel Squadron and Thunder Squadron.
Artillery present: U.S. M777A2, Iraqi M109A6 Paladin, and French Caesar 155mm self-propelled howitzers.

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Coordinates: 34°26'18"N 41°0'43"E

New Border Crossing 7.4 km
barrier 9 km
Defensive barrier 12 km
Hamdan Military Area (Airfield defunct) 12 km
Syrian/Iranian ammunition storehouses – northwest - Compound A, B 13 km
Military Base 13 km
Defensive barrier 13 km
Barrier 14 km
Syrian/Iranian ammunition storehouses – southwest 14 km
New Iranian military base "Imam Ali" 14 km

Jabal Baghuz (235 m) 1.5 km
Baghuz island 2 km
حويجة السنجك 2.5 km
Baghuz cliff 2.6 km
al-Muzaydi 3.1 km
al-Bushul 3.5 km
Potential location of Battle of Firaz 11 km
Al-Rummanah Subdistrict 44 km
Markaz Al-Qaim Subdistrict 56 km
Deir ez-Zor Civil Council (DFNS) 115 km

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Jabal Baghuz (235 m) Baghuz island حويجة السنجك Baghuz cliff al-Muzaydi al-Bushul Potential location of Battle of Firaz Al-Rummanah Subdistrict Markaz Al-Qaim Subdistrict Deir ez-Zor Civil Council (DFNS)