Hmmm...did not take that into consideration...will see what I can find in a search.
The warhead bay of the `Scud B' is 2.87 m long forming the nose section of the missile Source2.87 m = 9.416 Ft., which would make it about the right length of the Scud in the article, if you deduct the warhead length. The following confirms that Iraq's Scud al-Husayn is equivalent to the Scud B and also mentions a shorter version, but no length was provided.
The first upgrade, called the al-Husayn had a range of 600-650 km, allowing strikes on Tehran. This rocket was modified through a reduction of the payload to approximately 300 to 350 kilograms. Some 11.20 meters in length and 0.90 meters in diameter, the Al Hussein corresponds more or less to the SCUD-B (length: 11.50 meters; diameter: 0.88 meters)...A variant of the Al Husayn was also produced, known as the Al Husayn Short.