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| Iraq |
| Iraqi citizen leads Coalition Forces to EFP factory |
| 2007-11-02 |
| Another good catch. Too bad we couldn't just stake it out and grab the vermin coming and going. HUSSEINIYAH, Iraq – A citizen of Husseiniyah led Coalition Forces to a building where explosively formed penetrators and improvised explosive devices were being constructed Oct. 31. Soldiers of Battery A, 2nd Battalion, 12th Field Artillery, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, from Fort Lewis, Wash., discovered a large cache of explosives at the home, including about 10 fully assembled EFPs of various sizes including one 12-inch EFP – the largest found in Iraq – approximately 90 copper plates of various sizes, more than 200 pounds of C-4 explosive, other explosive materials including TNT and numerous other materials used in manufacturing EFPs. “In our area of operations the EFP threat is significant, and there was enough material there to make 150 EFPs, so we may have saved the lives of 50-75 people over two months,” About equivalent to our losses, at current rates (though obviously a lot of those saved would be Iraqis, and not all Americans.) said Lt. Col John Drago, 2-12 FA, 4th Stryker BCT, 2nd Inf. Div. commander, noting that the discovery would not have been possible without Iraqi help. “The cache was found based on the tip of a local citizen, which is significant because it shows the population is supporting our efforts to provide for their security. There is no doubt in my mind that the information about this find will be well received by the local population and further their willingness to support Coalition and Iraqi Security Force efforts.” |
| Posted by:Glenmore |
| #2 Maybe we should have just arranged for a "work accident" to happen at a critical time. |
| Posted by: Rambler 2007-11-02 23:14 |
| #1 At this rate the bad guys are going to be down to Bicycles of Boom soon. Well done, everyone! |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2007-11-02 20:31 |