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| Iraq |
| WEAPONS AND EQUIPMENT IN COALITION CUSTODY |
| 2004-01-21 |
| MOSUL, Iraq – Weapons and discarded Iraqi military equipment were turned in or discovered by soldiers of the 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade (Stryker), 2nd Infantry Division, attached to the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), in northern Iraq yesterday. Members of the Coalition for Iraqi National Unity, a concerned group of local citizens, turned in six rocket-propelled grenade launchers, 60 RPG rounds, 1,490 rounds of 7.62 mm ammunition, 1,000 rounds of 12.7 mm ammunition and one night-vision scope. A cache, scattered around a 300-meter area, was discovered close to an old Iraqi strongpoint. The cache consisted of 14 mortar rounds, 10 rocket-type projectiles, four mortar fuses and numerous protective mask filters, helmets and military clothing items. Another cache, found near the town of Rabiah, consisted of 94 rounds of 82 mm mortar, 38 rounds of 60 mm mortar, two Russian RPG rounds, and three anti-personnel RPG rounds. The cache was reported to the soldiers by a local source. An Explosive Ordnance Disposal team disposed of all munitions in place. Also near Rabiah, a unit found a cache of five rounds of 82 mm mortar piled along the side the road. EOD destroyed the rounds in place. |
| Posted by:Chuck Simmins |
| #2 Actually, it may be efficient to just buy the stuff - a 155mm shell is worth $ 5, an RPG rocket $ 10, and so on. Set up a trading post. |
| Posted by: buwaya 2004-1-21 5:31:08 PM |
| #1 It's a good sign that the locals are pointing out these caches... I hope they are being compensated for this... But at some point, there being so damn many small arms/weapons in Iraq that it could prove profitable to buy the weapons, bury the weapons, squeel, collect the dough, start over. Who knows, perhaps that would be efficient. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-1-21 4:41:12 PM |