DIYALA, Iraq – Iraqi Police working with Coalition forces found a cache of weapons and protective equipment while conducting a joint operation in Iraq’s Diyala province Dec. 24.
The cache consisted of 13 automatic weapons magazines, six ballistic vests, five body armor plates, four bayonets, three Kevlar helmets, two grenade fuses, two black balaclavas and one automatic weapon as well as Iraqi Army and Iraqi Police uniforms and over 100 rounds for automatic and semi-automatic weapons.
“The finding of this cache should send a message to terrorists and criminals in the area,” said 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division spokesman, Maj. Chris Hyde. “The partnership between local Iraqi Police and Coalition forces represents a formidable force and opposition to those who would do harm to the people of Diyala.”
IP find weapons cache in Diyala
Multi-National Division – North PAO
DIYALA, Iraq – Iraqi Police working with Coalition forces found a cache of weapons and protective equipment while conducting a joint operation in Iraq’s Diyala province Dec. 24.
The cache consisted of 13 automatic weapons magazines, six ballistic vests, five body armor plates, four bayonets, three Kevlar helmets, two grenade fuses, two black balaclavas and one automatic weapon as well as Iraqi Army and Iraqi Police uniforms and over 100 rounds for automatic and semi-automatic weapons.
“The finding of this cache should send a message to terrorists and criminals in the area,” said 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division spokesman, Maj. Chris Hyde. “The partnership between local Iraqi Police and Coalition forces represents a formidable force and opposition to those who would do harm to the people of Diyala.”
