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MNF discover two weapons caches

Dec-10-2004 » Filed Under: 1/25 SBCT

(TFO Press Release)

MOSUL, IRAQ (December 10, 2004) – Multi-National Forces from 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) collected a variety of weapons and munitions Thursday in northern Iraq.

Based on a tip from a concerned citizen, Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment searched a gas station near the Yarmouk Traffic Circle in western Mosul. They discovered a cache consisting of multiple Improvised Explosive Devices (IED), blasting caps and mortar fuses. The U.S. Explosive Ordnance Disposal team destroyed the rounds in place with no injuries or damage reported.

Soldiers from 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment discovered a cache consisting of 200 anti-aircraft rounds near Tall Afar. A U.S. Explosive Ordnance Disposal team destroyed the rounds in place with no injuries or damage 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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