Al-Samoud was a liquid-propellant rocket tactical ballistic missile developed by Iraq in the years between the Gulf War and the 2003 Invasion of Iraq. The Iraqi army also developed a solid-fuel rocket
An Al Samoud missile captured by US forces in Southern Iraq (2003)
A test-launch of an Al Samoud, circa 1997
Aftermath of the Iraqi missile attack on 7 April 2003 on the Tactical Operational Center of 2nd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, US Army.
A tactical ballistic missile, or battlefield range ballistic missile, is a ballistic missile designed for short-range battlefield use. Typically, range is less than 1,000 kilometres. Tactical ballisti
Al-Samoud 2
…Al-Samoud (الصمود, alternately Al-Samed, which means steadfastness in Arabic) was a liquid-propellant rocket tactical ballistic missile developed by Iraq in the years between the Gulf War and the 2003 Invasion of Iraq. The Iraqi army also developed a solid-fuel rocket version known as…
The MGM-140 ATACMS tactical ballistic missile firing
An Iskander-M solid-propelled rocket being launched in a 2018 exercise.