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TASKFORCE IRONHORSE CONDUCTS RAIDS, NETS RESULTS
CENTCOM ^ | Nov. 5, 2003

Posted on 11/05/2003 1:10:45 PM PST by Ragtime Cowgirl

CENTCOM
NEWS RELEASE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND
7115 South Boundary Boulevard
MacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101
Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894

November 5, 2003
Release Number: 03-11-02


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


TASKFORCE IRONHORSE CONDUCTS RAIDS, NETS RESULTS

AL HADID, Iraq –In the afternoon of Nov. 4, Task Force Ironhorse soldiers conducted a raid at a location near Al Hadid, believed to be a safe house for people suspected of involvement in mortar attacks against forward operating base Warhorse. The residence was searched and an important weapons cache was located and confiscated. The cache included: 33 blocks of dangerous explosives, 98ft. of detonation cord, 20 blasting caps, and abundant volatile munitions used in improvised explosive devices.

Additionally, soldiers discovered two rifles, eight fragmentation grenades, a machine gun, one rocket propelled grenade launcher, 300 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition, and three rounds of 14.5mm anti-aircraft ammunition.

No one was detained as a result of the raid but a terrain model of forward operating bases Warhorse and Scunion, found in the building, indicated that the raided location had been used for planning attacks against coalition forces.



TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: centcom; goodnews; iraq; ironhorse; rebuildingiraq; taskforceironhorse

1 posted on 11/05/2003 1:10:46 PM PST by Ragtime Cowgirl
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To: MJY1288; Calpernia; Grampa Dave; anniegetyourgun; Ernest_at_the_Beach; BOBTHENAILER; ...
The cache included: 33 blocks of dangerous explosives, 98ft. of detonation cord, 20 blasting caps, and abundant volatile munitions used in improvised explosive devices.

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2 posted on 11/05/2003 1:14:09 PM PST by Ragtime Cowgirl ("Today we did what we had to do. They counted on America to be passive. They counted wrong" ~RReagan)
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To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Nice job!
3 posted on 11/05/2003 1:17:43 PM PST by Southack (Media bias means that Castro won't be punished for Cuban war crimes against Black Angolans in Africa)
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To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Bump!
4 posted on 11/05/2003 1:35:30 PM PST by Alamo-Girl
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To: Ragtime Cowgirl
CENTCOM security report ~ 4th Infantry Division saving lives ~ Bump!
5 posted on 11/05/2003 2:25:09 PM PST by blackie
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To: Ragtime Cowgirl; All
Good going, guys, kick ass!
6 posted on 11/05/2003 3:17:43 PM PST by Jacob Kell (Jumblatt takes it up the a$$, doo-dah, doo-dah, Jumblatt takes it up the a$$, oh de-doo-dah-deh)
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To: Ragtime Cowgirl
The cache included: 33 blocks of dangerous explosives, 98ft. of detonation cord, 20 blasting caps, and abundant volatile munitions used in improvised explosive devices.

Just enough for the Al Rashid Hotel bar.

7 posted on 11/05/2003 7:01:12 PM PST by PhilDragoo (Hitlery: das Butch von Buchenvald)
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