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| Large (really) Weapons Cache Seized in Baghdad |
| 2006-08-18 |
| It was getting old reading about the 'large' weapons caches being seized that would fit in my little gun safe. THIS is what we like to see - a whole warehouse full of stuff. MND-B SOLDIERS SEIZE WEAPONS, MUNITIONS BAGHDAD – Soldiers from 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Multi-National Division – Baghdad, detained two suspected terrorists and seized a large weapons cache in a warehouse during a search of Nur and Ghazalyia today in support of Operation Together Forward. The weapons and munitions seized included 272 120mm mortar rounds, 212 82mm mortar rounds, 99 60mm mortar rounds, 33,800 14.5mm rounds, 5,000 7.62 rounds, 90 5.56 rounds, 165 19mm rounds, 104 rocket-propelled grenades, 240 23mm rockets, 200 60mm primers, 22 107mm rockets, nine 069B rockets, 11 RPG rounds, two landmines, a .30caliber shape charge, a crater charge, 11 fragmentation grenades, a machine gun, two AK-47s, a PKC machine gun, an RPK machine gun, two 14mm machine guns, 20 full AK-47 magazines, ammunition drums, various loose ammunition, 5,000 feet of detonation cord, three bayonets, five 82mm tubes, four 60mm tubes, three 60mm mortar bipods, four 81mm mortar bipods, two 60mm mortar bases, an 81mm base, two land mines, an 81mm mortar base, an aiming circle, two aiming poles, 54 rocket motors and various bomb-making materials. The suspected terrorists were detained for questioning. All munitions and weapons were confiscated for destruction. Five hundred buildings were searched during the operation. Operations have taken place in Doura, Shula, Ghazaliyah and Ameriyah from Aug. 7-16. During this time, Iraqi army, Iraqi police and MND-B Soldiers have cleared more than 23,000 buildings, 21 mosques, detained 54 suspected terrorists, seized 326 weapons, registered 341 weapons, found 10 weapons and munitions caches and removed 900 tons of trash. |
| Posted by:Glenmore |
| #23 Will say again that iff anti-Saddamists had this kind of firepower before, SADDAM would not had stayed in power so long. Just more evidencia that the insurgency was pre-planned by Saddam and anti-US agendists. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2006-08-18 23:40 |
| #22 Seriously glad that the Brave Lions of Islam didn't decide to try and use any of this (or blow it in place) when our boys cleared the room. That coulda been nasty. And, thanks for your work Bama. Don't know ya, but I salute you with a BIG War Eagle! |
| Posted by: BA 2006-08-18 22:27 |
| #21 So that's where all my 1/2" steel cable went. AND my dynamite. |
| Posted by: Abdominal Snowman 2006-08-18 20:56 |
| #20 Reminds me of a song from a guy in OH, had middling success regionally and then died quite young. Blind, funny, great guitar player. Song starts off: We was takin' a break out at Laramie Lake, just me an' Billy John Gibbons with some 10-test line and a fifth of 'shine an a couple o' old Blue Ribbons. We caught three bald tires, some rusty old pliers and a real bad cold a'fishin. It was all we had but wadn't too bad for people in our condition. And then the night turned bright and my face turned white and I thought I must be sleepin'. It was big and round, comin' close to the gound, all buzzin' an' a-beepin'. An then a voice in my head, well it suddenly said "Say - how'd ya' like to take a ride son? We couldn't help seein' you're a hum-ean bein'and we'd like to take a look inside one." I've been ridin' in a UFO. Stereo tape an' 4-on-the-floor. I've been ridin' in a UFO with some funny lookin little green men and I'm never goin' back again! Goes on in hilarious detail about their adventure, including the interplanetary poker game they lost their shirts in. Ends ... and somebody turned the hose on. It was a quarter to eight and we was standin' on the State House steps without no clothes on. Ya know you oughta go looking for them little green crooks that took us to the cleaners 'stead a talking to us Sarge 'bout a federal charge an' 14 misdimeanors. I've been ridin' in a UFO. Mama don't believe me but I know it's so. I've been ridin' in a UFO with some funny looking little green men and I'm never going back again! OK, I know none of you know the song and I can't play the music here but it's really pretty good and OP's comment set it playing in my head. LOL |
| Posted by: lotp 2006-08-18 20:39 |
| #19 After reading the list, I don't see anything a good-ole boy Louisiana gator-hunter doesn't have, in about the same quantities... The only thing missing is the eight boxes of dynamite, a hundred yards of 1/2" steel cable, and a LARGE hook. Oh, and a couple of gallons of home-brew. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2006-08-18 20:17 |
| #18 This is the group who were due to come home, but got extended. I was very upset at that, but I guess they have done something worthwhile by staying after all. Taking this shit away is bound to save American lives. Nice job. Stay safe. |
| Posted by: SOP35/Rat 2006-08-18 19:12 |
| #17 Naw 'Moose What if is was a crudgel of major dimensions? Say a 38 oz. Louisville slugger with a nail on the end - AKA a Navel Destroyer. |
| Posted by: 6 2006-08-18 18:15 |
| #16 Hi 'ya Bama! |
| Posted by: 6 2006-08-18 18:12 |
| #15 They should just stick to the big stuff. Mortar rounds, explosives, RPGs, etc. It just sounds silly to list things like "30 9mm rounds" and "wooden stick that could be used to hit things with." And AKs. Everybody has AKs. Not noteworthy. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2006-08-18 18:06 |
| #14 "Hey, that's my sh*t!" Maurice Clarett |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-08-18 17:19 |
| #13 Good on ya Bama. Glad that you are home safe. Thanks beyond words for your service. |
| Posted by: remoteman 2006-08-18 17:08 |
| #12 Not a whole lot from my experience in Fallujah.... |
| Posted by: Bama Marine 2006-08-18 16:38 |
| #11 The bayonets seem a little out of place... |
| Posted by: Raj 2006-08-18 16:23 |
| #10 I would just love to see the crater if we blew the stuff in place. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2006-08-18 16:19 |
| #9 Question: Is this old Saddam era material or new Iranian sourced munitions? The fact that nobody's say'n makes me wonder. |
| Posted by: john 2006-08-18 15:30 |
| #8 No shutter guns! And what is a .30cal shape charge? |
| Posted by: Inspector Clueso 2006-08-18 15:27 |
| #7 Any of it from Iran? |
| Posted by: flyover 2006-08-18 14:43 |
| #6 I've got a recommendation on the 81mm aiming stakes if .... anyone wishes to hear it. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2006-08-18 13:56 |
| #5 ...and removed 900 tons of trash. It reads like The Twelve Days of Christmas. By the time they get done, it probably feel like it, too. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2006-08-18 13:50 |
| #4 One weapon for every 70 buildings? You could do a lot better in Idaho. The garbage collection went better, nearly 100 pounds per building. Your tax dollar at work. |
| Posted by: KBK 2006-08-18 13:49 |
| #3 One weapon for every 70 buildings? You could do a lot better in Idaho. The garbage collection went better, nearly 100 pounds per building. Your tax dollar at work. |
| Posted by: KBK 2006-08-18 13:47 |
| #2 Not much compared to what they're spending. Tip of the iceberg. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2006-08-18 13:46 |
| #1 How much would this set them back, money wise i wonder? |
| Posted by: plainslow 2006-08-18 13:43 |