Former Insurgent Leads Coalition, Iraqi Forces to Huge Weapons Cache

Multi-National Force - Iraq ^

[SandRat]

Soldiers from Battery B, 1st Battalion, 9th Field Artillery, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, and Iraqi Army Soldiers found refrigerators that contained numerous rockets, mortars and ammunition, Nov. 13. The location of the cache was provided by a former insurgent who now sees al- Qaida as the enemy. Photo by Sgt. Jason Stadel, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division Public Affairs.

FORWARD OPERATING BASE KALSU — A former member of an insurgent group led Coalition forces, Iraqi Army (IA) and members of a Concerned Local Citizens group to a weapons cache site here in the early morning hours of Nov. 13.

The citizen, who reconciled with U.S. and Iraqi troops, knew where the cache was because he helped bury it sometime ago. He said he is now helping Coalition forces because he is tired of al-Qaida trying to force him to work with them. He said al-Qaida imprisoned him and tortured his friends for not joining forces with them.

The Soldiers from Battery B, 1st Battalion, 9th Field Artillery (FA), 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, and IA found refrigerators that contained numerous rockets, mortars and ammunition.

Finding and destroying a weapons cache of this size will help slow enemy attacks in the area, said Capt. David Underwood, Battery B, 1-9th FA commander. He added that the find boosted the troops’ morale.

“They were pumped; they wanted to go look for another cache,” Underwood said.

Underwood called the night’s mission a success. “Anytime you can find something like this, it’s big,” he said. “It was a huge night for us.”

(Story by Sgt. Jason Stadel, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division)

In Other Recent Developments around Iraq:

•           Iraqi Police, advised by U.S. Special Forces, detained four suspected extremists and recovered several weapons during operations near Samarra, Nov. 8.

•           A tip from Iraqi volunteers led Multi-National Division – Baghdad troops to a weapons cache in the Doura region, Nov. 8.

Press Releases

• Iraqi volunteers find 5 car bombs (Adhamiyah)
• Special Groups Leader captured by Coalition forces (Baghdad)
• Iraqi citizens, MND-B Soldiers attacked (Baghdad)
• MNC-I Soldier attacked during military operations (Mosul)
• Iraqi Special Forces capture extremist leader in Taji
• MND-B Soldiers find cache, capture suspect (Doura)

[SandRat]

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[AliVeritas]

OORAH! ping

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Dingy Harry is deeply saddened.

[rightinthemiddle]

There are absolutely NO headlines in the MSM about our military victories/successes in Iraq.

No leads on the nightly news...nothing on the radio.

[KarlInOhio]

I better get home early so I can watch this right at 6:30 as the first story on the national network news, right?< /sarcasm>

[ontap]

This ain’t gonna set well with Democrats!

[Bruinator]

Should we be surprised?

[Lancey Howard]

BUMP!!!

[henkster]

Last night or two nights ago CNN was reporting their biased poll that the American public believes the war is lost, we can’t win, we should get out, blah, blah, blah.

Then they put up the solicitation to participate in the new poll, which was more of the same defeatist rant. Given the leftist slant of CNN, which is probably reflected by many of their remaining viewers, it’s not surprising they get the results they do. In no way is this scientific, or an accurate portrayal of American public opinion.

I’m sure somehow CNN missed the story in this thread.

[SandRat]

That’s why FRWN exists.

[Bobbisox]

VERY BIG ALL AMERICAN BUMP!

[SandRat]

Latest heard from the DemonRATs

NO! NO! NO! NO!


The Surge is Working!!!

[rightinthemiddle]

That’s great, but preaching to the choir...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1925773/posts

[rightinthemiddle]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1925773/posts

[wizr]

Thank you for your work.

This not only buoys the troops in the field. It lifts our hearts at home.

[NEMDF]

Thanks for sharing. God Bless our Troops and the brave Iraqis who are helping to bring about these successes.