HUGE ILLEGAL WEAPONS CACHE FOUND IN AL-SADR'S NAJAF OFFICE

CENTCOM ^ | September 11, 2004

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

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September 11, 2004
Release Number: 04-09-30

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HUGE ILLEGAL WEAPONS CACHE FOUND IN AL-SADR'S NAJAF OFFICE

BAGHDAD — The Iraqi Police and the Iraqi Intervention Force found hundreds of illegal weapons hidden in secret rooms in Muqtada al-Sadr’s Najaf office Thursday.

As part of their mission to clear the city of armed Mehdi Militia and remove weapons and ammunition caches, the Iraqi Security Forces conducted a search of al-Sadr’s office, close to the Imam Ali shrine. During the search, which took place with the Najaf governor’s approval, Iraqi troops noticed fresh plaster on a wall in al-Sadr’s office.

After breaking through the false wall, the soldiers found a secret hallway and rooms filled with mortars, rockets, machine guns, and other weapons illegally hidden from authorities when the militia vacated the city.

Included in the secret cache the Iraqi Police, IIF and Iraqi National Guard found more than 10 mortar tubes (including heavy mortars), more than 145 mortar rounds, a dozen rockets, numerous anti-tank weapons including RPG launchers, a heavy machine gun, an anti-aircraft gun, automatic rifles, mines, various other explosives and communications equipment.

NOTE: The information contained in this press release is being released by the Multi-National Force-Iraq at the request of the Iraqi Ministry of Interior. All queries regarding this press release should be directed to the Iraqi Ministry of Interior.

[mrsmel]

And here we see the efficacy of the AWB. It simply MUST be extended to prevent the terrorists from aquiring these weapons</s>

[Defender2]

Yep, for sure!!!!

FReegards and Best,

D2

[OSHA]

This document was obviously created on a computer!

[HardStarboard]

>>>I'll give you even money it was China AND France<<<

Via Iran!

[Prime Choice]

How long are we gonna continue to play footsies with these terrorists? Grease the rotten bastards already!

[blackie]

Good News ~ Bump!

The noose is tightening on the bad guys!

[whizzer]

We are paying a big price for allowing him to remain active.

[Coop]

Great work by the Iraqis and our troops!

[writer33]

Yep. It's a great CO-OP effort! ;-)

[lawdude]

"And the source of these weapons?"

American gun shows!

[Chinito]

Religion of peace bump....

[SandRat]

Why am I not surprised? Now to just find the Spider Hole he and Osama have crawled into and toss in a couple of hand-grenades.

[Nepalis]

Good news .

[PoorMuttly]

Um...I know everyone is very busy there now...but....

....could innocent little Muttly have the stuff when they are finished photographing it ?......Pleeeeease......?

He promises to give it all a pleasant and sensitive adoped home....right by his bed. He feels so sorry for it being abandoned. Pure sympathy, that's all.

Trust me.

[WOSG]

PING - good guys busting the al-Sadr the thug again!!

This is great. First they find his court, now his weapons.

This man is exposed to all Iraqis as a liar, a thug, and a Saddam wannabe.

[RJL]

During the search, which took place with the Najaf governor’s approval, Iraqi troops noticed fresh plaster on a wall in al-Sadr’s office.

After breaking through the false wall, the soldiers found a secret hallway and rooms filled with mortars, rockets, machine guns, and other weapons illegally hidden from authorities when the militia vacated the city.

This wasn't suppose to happen, it was a most sacred wall! How dare they destroy the most sacred wall!