BAGHDAD – A tip from an Iraqi citizen led Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers to seize a weapons cache in Baghdad July 9.
At approximately 4 p.m., Soldiers with 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, received a tip and discovered two Katyusha rockets and 30 60 mm mortar rounds in the Kadamiyah area of Baghdad. The Soldiers continued their search and found 28 60 mm Iranian mortar rounds, two 107 mm Iranian rockets and two Chinese rocket fuses.
In a separate incident, Soldiers serving with the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, found 14 82 mm mortar rounds, two 81 mm mortar rounds, and 200 14.6 mm DSHK ammo north of Baghdad at approximately 4 p.m.
“As our partnership grows, the Iraqi community continues to gain confidence in Coalition forces,” said Lt. Col. Steve Stover, spokesman for MND-B and the 4th Infantry Division. “Their trust led to the recovery of this cache, making the Baghdad streets safer and removing the potentially deadly munitions.”
Tip leads MND-B Soldiers to weapons cache
Multi-National Division – Baghdad PAO
BAGHDAD – A tip from an Iraqi citizen led Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers to seize a weapons cache in Baghdad July 9.
At approximately 4 p.m., Soldiers with 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, received a tip and discovered two Katyusha rockets and 30 60 mm mortar rounds in the Kadamiyah area of Baghdad. The Soldiers continued their search and found 28 60 mm Iranian mortar rounds, two 107 mm Iranian rockets and two Chinese rocket fuses.
In a separate incident, Soldiers serving with the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, found 14 82 mm mortar rounds, two 81 mm mortar rounds, and 200 14.6 mm DSHK ammo north of Baghdad at approximately 4 p.m.
“As our partnership grows, the Iraqi community continues to gain confidence in Coalition forces,” said Lt. Col. Steve Stover, spokesman for MND-B and the 4th Infantry Division. “Their trust led to the recovery of this cache, making the Baghdad streets safer and removing the potentially deadly munitions.”
