CAMP TAJI – Iraqi Army and Multi-National Division—Baghdad Soldiers seized a sizable amount of weapons and explosives June 9 while conducting joint operations north of Baghdad.
Members of the 36th Iraqi Army Brigade and the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team (Independence), uncovered three significant weapon caches in the Taji area that included two rockets, seven RPGs, 44 mortars, 10 fuses, 16 grenades, three rifles, one machine gun, four pounds of military grade explosives and suicide belts.
The majority of the findings were destroyed with select items turned over to the Iraqi Army.
Weapons, explosives seized near Taji
Multi-National Division – Baghdad
CAMP TAJI – Iraqi Army and Multi-National Division—Baghdad Soldiers seized a sizable amount of weapons and explosives June 9 while conducting joint operations north of Baghdad.
Members of the 36th Iraqi Army Brigade and the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team (Independence), uncovered three significant weapon caches in the Taji area that included two rockets, seven RPGs, 44 mortars, 10 fuses, 16 grenades, three rifles, one machine gun, four pounds of military grade explosives and suicide belts.
The majority of the findings were destroyed with select items turned over to the Iraqi Army.