The Timeline of Al Qa'qaa high explosives lists events regarding the storage and subsequent removal of high explosives at Al Qa'qaa in Iraq, leading to the Al Qa'qaa high explosives controversy. For events related to the political controversy, please refer to and use Al Qa'qaa high explosives controversy. 1991 Al Qa'qaa complex severely damaged during Gulf War. June 9 - UNSCOM weapons inspectors begin inspections in Iraq, beginning the first inspection regime. This includes finding and sealing the HMX, RDX and PETN explosives at Al Qa'qaa. 1995 Charles Duelfer, a member of the UNSCOM inspections team in Iraq, urges the destruction of these HMX, RDX, and PETN explosives. The IAEA, headed by Hans Blix and assistant director Mohammed ElBaradei, rejects recommendations to destroy the stocks, opting rather to monitor them. 1998 December 16 - UNSCOM withdraws its staff from Iraq, ending the first weapons inspection regime. 2001 October 1 - Space Imaging Eurasia captures extensive satellite imagery of Al Qa'qaa, published by GlobalSecurity.org's Public Eye project. 2002 November November 27 - UNMOVIC weapons inspectors resume inspections in Iraq, beginning the second inspection regime. December December 9 - First new UN inspection of Al Qa'qaa facility. "An IAEA team at Al Qa'qaa began inventorying known explosive materials from the past nuclear programme that were previously under the control of the IAEA." December 15 - IAEA inspectors visit Al Mahaweel Stores, where the RDX is stored. 2003 January January 9 - Mohamed ElBaradei, IAEA director, reports publicly on Al Qa'qaa's HMX stores to the Security Council. January 14 - IAEA inspectors visit Qa'qaa Stores, the location of the HMX explosives, located 60 km south of Baghdad. January 15 - IAEA inspectors visit Al Mahaweel, under Al Qa'qaa jurisdiction, where the bulk of the RDX is stored. February February 14 - Mohamed Elbaradei reports to the Security Council that 32 tonnes of the HMX, previously under IAEA seal, were moved by Iraq between the two inspection regimes. They were apparently used for industrial purposes. March March 8 - Most recent visit by UN weapons inspectors to Al Qa'qaa, one of many visits prior to the war. March 15 - The seals on the doors of the explosive stores are verified by IAEA inspectors. March 15 to March 20 - Iraq is under heavy surveillance to detect the potential movement of WMDs pending the US invasion. March 18 - UNMOVIC inspectors pull out of