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MNF discover two large weapons caches

Nov- 6-2004 » Filed Under: 1/25 SBCT

(TFO Press Release)

MOSUL, IRAQ (November 6, 2004) – Multi-National Forces from 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) collected a variety of weapons and munitions Friday in northern Iraq.

Soldiers from 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment discovered a large weapons cache near the Syrian border that consisted of 41 British mortar rounds and one 37mm Chinese anti-aircraft round. The U.S. Explosive Ordnance Disposal team collected the weapons for future destruction.

Soldiers from 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment discovered a large weapons cache east of Mosul that consisted of 12 155mm artillery rounds. The U.S. Explosive Ordnance Disposal team destroyed the rounds in place with no injuries reported.

Multi-National Forces from Task Force Olympia continue to work together with members of Iraqi Security Forces, leaders and citizens of Iraq to make it a safe, prosperous, and democratic nation. Local citizens should cooperate with security forces by providing information that leads to the capture and arrest of anti-Iraqi forces. Anyone with information should call the Joint Coordination Center in Mosul at 125 or 513462.


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