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| Iraq |
| Soldiers unearth 15 caches near Kirkuk |
| 2006-02-21 |
| Iraqi and U.S. Soldiers combined efforts Monday, capturing four known insurgents and unearthing a network of 15 weapons caches during a combined operation west of Kirkuk. The operation began with an Iraqi-led cordon and search of a village known to be a safe haven for insurgent and terrorist cells responsible for attacks on oil pipelines and coalition convoys in the area. With troops from the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division providing security outside the village and U.S. aircraft overhead, soldiers of the 2nd Iraqi Army Brigade moved in. Their door-to-door search quickly led to the capture of the four insurgents. While the search was taking place on the ground, one of the pilots circling overhead noticed a large shiny object on the ground outside the town. Once the sweep of the village was complete, 101st Airborne Soldiers took the lead in investigating the object which turned out to be a sheet of tin covering a weapons cache. Further investigations of the area revealed a network of 15 caches containing a variety of weapons systems and explosives, as well as a variety of materials used to make improvised explosive devices. Materials uncovered included: 1 complete surface to air missile system 450 mortar rounds 12 rockets 11 complete mortar systems 31 rocket propelled grenade (RPG) launchers 70 rocket propelled grenades 30 grenades 14 machine guns 16 sniper rifles More than 190 fuses Tens of thousands of rounds of small arms ammunition Multiple weapons parts, including scopes 75 pounds of propellant Timers and parts used in making improvised explosive devices (IEDÂ’s) 1 gas mask |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #6 I wanna see the explosion when they blow all this stuff up. Hope they do it at night and scare the shit out of the bad guys. :-D |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2006-02-21 21:44 |
| #5 I hope the smugglers got paid up front for all this booty, cause someone will be definitely crying over the lost of all this stash! |
| Posted by: smn 2006-02-21 21:43 |
| #4 mahmoud's diet? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-02-21 20:28 |
| #3 Why the gas mask, I wonder? |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2006-02-21 19:56 |
| #2 Wotta haul! Excellent! |
| Posted by: .com 2006-02-21 19:30 |
| #1 Bravo! Bravissimo! |
| Posted by: Hupomoger Clans9827 2006-02-21 19:28 |