Soldiers Discover Weapons Caches in Iraq

American Forces Press Service ^

[SandRat]

WASHINGTON, March 26, 2006 – U.S. soldiers discovered four weapons caches in separate operations throughout Iraq March 24 through today, military officials in Iraq reported.

• Soldiers from Multinational Division Baghdad's 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, discovered a large weapons cache while conducting a search today. The cache contained mortar rounds and fuses.
• Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, found a weapons cache March 25 while conducting a patrol southeast of Iskandariyah. The cache consisted of hand grenades, grenade fuses, non-electric blasting caps, a partial timer, 122 mm artillery rounds, accelerant rods, artillery propellant, propaganda rounds filled with leaflets and ammo cans of unidentified content.
• Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, Multinational Division Baghdad, discovered two weapons caches while conducting a routine route reconnaissance patrol in southern Baghdad March 24. The caches consisted of various mortar rounds.

(Compiled from Multinational Force Iraq news releases.)

[FlingWingFlyer]

The DemocRATS and the McCain-Feingold Galavanting Gaggle of Senate Gadflies aren't going to be happy about this.

[SandRat]

The Democs and the McCain-Feingold Galavanting Gaggle of Senate Gadflies aren't going to be happy about this.

All I can say about that is

[TXnMA]

"accelerant rods"

What's that? Something like Primacord or Detcord -- but in rod form?

[SandRat]

Got me!!!! You'll have to ask U S Army EOD about that one.

[Fatuncle]

I'm whistling in the dark here, but I think they mean either
1) the motors for RPGs or
2) the separated 'cells' or rods of such motors.

[U S Army EOD]

That would be my guess, some type of solid rocket grain or the launcher for the RPG.

Remember, it is the press who is reporting this. They get things confused.