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Iraqi Army, MND-B Soldiers seize munitions

Jun-21-2008 » Filed Under: 2/25 SBCT

2/25 SBCT mentioned towards the end of this release.

Multi-National Division – Baghdad PAO

BAGHDAD – Iraqi Army and Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers continued seizing weapons caches in Baghdad June 21.

At approximately 11 a.m., Soldiers with the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, seized an explosively formed projectile, six 60 mm mortar rounds and a 105 mm artillery round north of Baghdad.

In the Sadr City district of Baghdad, soldiers with the 38th Brigade, 10th Iraqi Army Division, seized a weapons cache at approximately 7 a.m. consisting of ten AK 47s and two sniper rifles.

An hour later in the same district, soldiers with the 34th Brigade, 9th IA Div., found a weapons cache containing three AK-47s and an RPK light machine gun.

MND-B Soldiers also seized two caches north of Baghdad June 20.

At approximately 9 a.m., Soldiers with the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, uncovered seven 82mm mortars.

In a separate find later in the day while searching a historic cache site, Soldiers with the same unit uncovered two RPG launchers, 200 PKC rounds, 900 Dhiska rounds and a drum of PKC empty links.


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