Weapons depot found in northern Wassit
WASSIT / Aswat al-Iraq: Security forces found on Wednesday a stockpile of weapons and ammunitions in northern Wassit, according to commander of Quick Response Department.
Acting on a tip-off, a force from the QRD seized on Wednesday (May 12) a depot in a farm in western al-Suweira, northern Kut,' Major Azeez Amara told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.
It contains long-range missiles, 7 local-made hand grenades, 8 Rocket Propelled Grenades (RPG) and an amount of ammunitions,' he noted.
Kut, the capital of Wassit, is located 180 km southeast of Baghdad.
Posted by: Steve White 2010-05-13 |