Home » Archives » "IA, NP, MND-B Soldiers seized weapons in Baghdad"

IA, NP, MND-B Soldiers seized weapons in Baghdad

Dec-21-2008 » Filed Under: 2/25 SBCT

Multi-National Division – Baghdad PAO

BAGHDAD – Iraqi Army soldiers, National Police and Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers seized weapons caches in Baghdad Dec. 18 and 19.

Soldiers serving with Company B, 1st Battalion, 35th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armor Division, MND-B, discovered a cache containing eight propane tanks wrapped in detonation cord at approximately noon.

At approximately 1:30 p.m. Soldiers serving with Company B, 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, MND-B, discovered a large cache north of Baghdad. The cache included 28 82 mm mortars, seven grenades of various sizes, a 60 mm mortar, a 82 mm mortar tube and stand, 14 high-explosive rockets of various sizes, two 57 mm projectiles, 19 39.5 mm mortar fuses, 2,640 rounds of 12.7 mm ammunition, 20 sticks of TNT, 20 pounds of PE-4 explosive material, and various bomb making materials.

Iraqi Army soldiers serving with 4th Battalion, 54th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division, and Iraqi Police from Ameriya found a weapons cache at approximately 6:15 p.m. The munitions seized included a 155 mm projectile, three rocket-propelled grenades, 20 blasting caps, six sticks of C-4 explosive, an RPG motor, 100 meters of detonation cord, and a V25 rocket fuse.

At approximately 1:30 a.m., Dec. 19 soldiers serving with 1st Battalion, 53rd Bde, 14th Iraqi Army Division, found four 82 mm mortar rounds in an empty house.


Advertisements