Stryker Brigade soldiers collect weapons in northern Iraq

U.S. Central Command ^ | February 28, 2004 | Release Number: 04-02-52

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

February 28, 2004
Release Number: 04-02-52

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Stryker Brigade soldiers collect weapons in northern Iraq

MOSUL, Iraq - Soldiers from 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), under the operational control of Task Force Olympia, recovered several caches of weapons in northern Iraq Friday.

Members of the Coalition for Iraqi Unity, a concerned group of citizens in northwestern Iraq, approached 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment and turned in 34 60 mm mortar rounds, five 82 mm mortar rounds, 15 120 mm mortar rounds, 520 14.5 mm rounds, one 60 mm mortar tube and one demolition-initiating device.

Elsewhere, a group of concerned Iraqi citizens approached the 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment near Rabiyah and turned in four rocket-propelled-grenade launchers, six hand grenades, 225 rifle grenades and one primer for an RPG launcher.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

This is good. The Iraqi people are turning in insurgents and weapons cache locations. I've noticed that we haven't had any aircraft shot at by missiles for lately. For a few weeks, we were having helicopters and transport planes (DHL, USAF C-17, and USAF C-5 Galaxy) being hit on almost a daily basis.

[Catspaw]

A few people were shot at on their way to Mosul today--Geraldo & his crew. He's made a couple reports on Fox about it.