PING GOOD NEWS FROM Operation Swamer
Included in the finds were the following munitions:
• More than 350 mortar rounds of varying sizes
• 88 rocket propelled grenade rounds
• Nearly 2,000 rounds of armor-piercing rifle ammunition
• More than 15 rockets of varying sizes
• Over 60 hand grenades
• SA-7 surface-to-air missile components, including launcher tubes and batteries
• 30 machine guns and assault rifCaches found in Operation Swarmer near Samarra
The following items were among the IED-making materials discovered since the operation began:
• More than 500 feet of explosive detonating cord;
• 50 explosive blasting caps;
• 25 130 mm artillery rounds packed with plastic explosive;
• Various remote initiation devices, including cordless phone base stations and washing machine timers.
All those munitions and only one exploded IED. I think I have a friend on another thread that needs to see that. UGH!
BTTT