101ST LOCATES NUMEROUS WEAPONS CACHES IN NORTHERN IRAQ

CENTCOM ^ | Dec. 31, 2003

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

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December 31, 2003
Release Number: 03-12-84


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101ST LOCATES NUMEROUS WEAPONS CACHES IN NORTHERN IRAQ

MOSUL, Iraq – Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) discovered weapons caches Dec. 30 in and around the city of Mosul.

In the 1st Brigade Combat Team (BCT) area of operations a source led soldiers to a group of freshly dug holes, one of which contained two bags full of 82-millimeter mortar rounds. Also a local civilian guided forces to a cache consisting of 185 60-millimeter mortar rounds and 160 82-millimeter mortars.

In both instances explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) teams destroyed all rounds in place. During a cordon and search operation at the house belonging to a person suspected of anti-Coalition activities, eight 60-millimeter mortar rounds were discovered.

A rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) launcher and 16 RPG rounds were discovered in eastern Mosul and reported to soldiers from 2nd BCT by the local Muktar, the neighborhood religious and community leader. The explosive ordnance detachment (EOD) destroyed the cache in place.

A former high-level Ba’ath Party member turned in seven AK-47s and 14 magazines to the 3rd BCT. A group of local citizens turned over 50 hand grenades, eight RPG launchers, 34 RPG rounds, three surface-to-air missiles, two night-vision rifle scopes, one 120-millimeter mortar tube and mortar round and one 86-millimeter rocket.

The 101st continues to work hand in hand with local citizens to confiscate and destroy illegal weapons in northern Iraq, and promote peace and security for Iraqis.

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

A former high-level Ba’ath Party member turned in seven AK-47s and 14 magazines to the 3rd BCT. A group of local citizens turned over 50 hand grenades, eight RPG launchers, 34 RPG rounds, three surface-to-air missiles, two night-vision rifle scopes, one 120-millimeter mortar tube and mortar round and one 86-millimeter rocket.

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[SamAdams76]

Our troops should continue their search for these types of weapons as I am certain that there are more to be found within the confines of Iraq.

[Alamo-Girl]

Bump!

[Loyal Buckeye]

Sam,

Kay's interim report on WMD described an extraordinary amount of weapons stored in depots around the country. I forget the exact area, but I recall that there were 100+ depots that were huge, say the size of a small city. The amount of weapons in Iraq appears to be huge squared.

[Steve_Seattle]

"A former high-level Ba’ath Party member turned in seven AK-47s and 14 magazines to the 3rd BCT."

This is encouraging. I hope more of them try to save their asses by turning in their weapons; those who do should perhaps be given some leniency.

[blackie]

101ST LOCATES NUMEROUS WEAPONS CACHES IN NORTHERN IRAQ ~ Bump!

[Hannity s Sanity]

These may not be 'techically' weapons of mass destruction but, when used by a well-trained Al-Queda terrorist, you'll be surprised how much destruction they could cause.

[VRWC_minion]

They do make a habit out of burrying stuff. To expect that the most prized weapons would be waiting in warehouses seems foolish when the bury guns and amo.

[windchime]

Bump!