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| Steel Curtain Yields 'Substantial' Weapons Caches |
| 2005-11-09 |
| Iraqi soldiers and U.S. Marines have found numerous weapons caches - 17 of which were "substantial in size" -- during the four days of Operation Steel Curtain in Iraq's Anbar province, military officials reported today. Weapons, munitions and bomb-making material for the construction of roadside and car bombs have been some of the more commonly found items at the cache sites, officials said. One cache discovered in central Husaybah today consisted of large amounts of medical supplies and rocket-propelled grenades and launchers. Also, on the southern outskirts of the Iraqi-Syrian border town today, Marines discovered a corpse of a man who had been bound, gagged and shot through the head. The identity of the man is unknown, officials said. Iraqi scout platoons assigned to the combat units clearing the city, known as Desert Protectors, continue to assist both Iraqi and U.S. forces, officials said. Their familiarity with the region, local tribes and dialects allows these scouts to pick out suspicious individuals for further questioning, officials explained. Coalition forces have detained about 180 men for questioning about suspected ties to the insurgency since Steel Curtain began on Nov. 5. (From a Multinational Force Iraq news release.) |
| Posted by:Bobby |
| #4 Also, on the southern outskirts of the Iraqi-Syrian border town today, Marines discovered a corpse of a man who had been bound, gagged and shot through the head Who knows? Probably an old Baath party official who was paid a late night visit by the Badr Brigades. "No, really Muhammed, we just want to talk!" EP |
| Posted by: ElvisHasLeftTheBuilding 2005-11-09 16:32 |
| #3 Love those weapons catches. |
| Posted by: wxjames 2005-11-09 14:55 |
| #2 Also, on the southern outskirts of the Iraqi-Syrian border town today, Marines discovered a corpse of a man who had been bound, gagged and shot through the head another Hariri-case suicide |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-11-09 14:39 |
| #1 I read about "Operation Steel Curtain" and I keep expecting to see that it is commanded by General "Mean Joe" Green or Lt. Col. Jack Lambert. |
| Posted by: Mike 2005-11-09 13:34 |