Posted on 06/07/2008 12:10:08 PM PDT by SandRat
BASRA, Iraq – Iraqi Security Forces found six caches containing more than 100 rockets, 200 mortars, 60 anti-aircraft rockets, three launchers, 30 Improvised Explosives Devices, 90 AK-47 Assault Rifles, 20 grenades, 10 RPGs and various other weapons during raids in Basra June 6.
The 52nd Brigade, Iraqi Army, found a cache 20 kilometers northwest of Basra consisting of 106 122 mm rockets, seven charges, 80 82 mm mortars, 28 mortar charges, 37 IEDs, 66 anti-aircraft rockets and one rocket launcher.
The 50th Bde., Iraqi Army, found a cache three kilometers northeast of Basra that contained 128 82 mm mortar rounds, seven 120 mm mortar rounds, nine 60 mm mortar rounds, 20 hand grenades, two SBG-9 rockets and two Austrian launchers.
The 51st Bde., Iraqi Army found two caches in Az Zubayr, 13 kilometers southwest of Basra. The first one contained 63 AK-47s, four semi-automatic rifles, three bolt-action rifles, seven pistols, one anti-tank rocket and two anti-personnel rockets. The second cache consisted of 35 AK-47s and two anti-personnel rockets.
The Iraqi Police found a truck with 300 unserviceable artillery and mortar rounds and 60 hand grenades.
The 50 Bde, IA also found a cache of mortar and artillery rounds. The ordinance was assessed to be unstable and the exact contents can’t be determined.
Big find :)
Didn't it used to be spelled "ordnance"? And I wonder if the contents could be biological.
Nope. Not that I recall.
I would think if that were the case it would be reported.
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