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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE No. 20080216-07
February 16, 2008

Weapon cache found in Diddum region

Multi-National Division – Center

BAGHDAD – Coalition Forces found a large weapon cache in two separate holes approximately 30 meters apart in Diddum, Iraq, Feb. 11.

The cache contained approximately 1,000 pounds of unknown bulk explosives, barrels of ordnance containing 60 mm, 82 mm and 120 mm rounds, 107 mm rockets, OG-7, PG-7, OG-9, various fuses and mortar rounds.

In addition, approximately 1,500 pounds of unknown bulk explosives in white bags were found about 20 meters away.

“I know this was definitely the biggest cache we’ve found since we got here,” said Sgt. Scott Murray, 1st Platoon forward observer, 3-7th Inf. Regt. “We’re pretty relieved to get rid of this stuff and [get it] out of somebody else’s hands.”

Soldiers from 3-7th Inf. Regt. were able to find the cache through intelligence given from concerned residents in the area.

“I will always tell Coalition Forces about any weapons hidden in my area that I know about,” said Sheik Satar Naim Lalau al-Janabi, a local leader in the Diddum region. “Hopefully insurgents will learn that they cannot find a place in Diddum to hide things.”

Soldiers from Company B, 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, found a large weapon cache in two separate holes approximately 30 meters apart in Diddum, Iraq, Feb. 11. Included in the cache were approximately 1,000 pounds of unknown bulk explosives, barrels of ordnance containing 60 mm, 82 mm and 120 mm rounds, 107 mm rockets, OG-7, PG-7, OG-9, various fuses and mortar rounds. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Anthony Sayre)

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