CHECKPOINT GUNFIRE LEADS TO WEAPONS CACHE

CENTCOM ^ | Sept. 13, 2003

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

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September 13, 2003
Release Number: 03-09-11


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


CHECKPOINT GUNFIRE LEADS TO WEAPONS CACHE

MOSUL, IRAQ – Six Iraqis were detained after they attempted to run a checkpoint near the towns of Saff At Tuth Isfia and Talul An Nasir in the 101st Airborne Division’s area on Sep. 10. Subsequent operations resulted in the discovery of a large weapons cache in one of their homes.

Soldiers of 1st Brigade Combat Team fired warning shots when a van and motorcycle refused to slow down and began speeding through a checkpoint. The van stopped and the motorcycle crashed into concertina wire. No one was hurt. After the soldiers found an AK-47 in the van, all six were taken to a holding cell at Qayyarrah West Airfield.

During interrogation, the individuals gave conflicting stories, but revealed the names of their hometowns, Saff At Tuth Isfia and Talul An Nasir. A Muktar, or town leader, of Talul An Nasir showed U.S. forces where two of the individuals lived.

Soldiers searched their home and found two AK-47 rifles, a mortar sight, three loaded magazines, a periscope, two gas masks, a mine detector, two camouflage jackets, a pistol belt, an improvised detonator, a box of shotgun flares, a flare gun, and a 4-barrel anti-aircraft gun.

Also found were three Ministry of Defense identification cards, one passport, and 5,250,000 Dinar.

One individual was seen leaving the house as soon as the element pulled up. Soldiers pursued the individual, but were unable capture him. The brigade immediately launched more operations to search the homes of the other detainees.

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[AdvisorB]

Great job, RC, keeping us informed. There should
have been a "vermin alert" on this one.

[niteowl77]

and a 4-barrel anti-aircraft gun

Kind of low-key, slipping that one in at the end; I have to believe that something along those lines would be a tough piece of nastiness to try and explain away.

"Uh... oh, you mean that ZSU-23-4! Yeah... boy, I forgot all about that old thing."

[Cobra64]

"... 5,250,000 Dinar.",/I>

What's that worth? About $1.98 USD?

[blackie]

WE're smoking out the bad guys and rounding them up or killing them ~ just like GWB said we would!

[tet68]

Yeah, caught that one myself, "Oh that,......that old thing?
That's a desert cultivator. Hasen't worked in years....."

[pointsal]

ping

[Tunehead54]

What's that worth? About $1.98 USD?

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Actually its probably a fair chunk of change. After the war I recall reading that the dinar was trading over a dollar - if it had plummeted to worthlessness you can be sure the mediabots would be harping on trhe Iraqi hyper-inflation that would have been the result - still I've not seen any recent exchange rates? Anyone?

[Alamo-Girl]

Bump!

[Crowcreek]

At the risk of sounding insensitive, I'd say it's time to get out the 12-volt battery and the jumper cables . . .

[brityank]

5,250,000.00 IQD (Iraq Dinars) = $16,886,458.67 USD (United States Dollars)

(Links to Currency Converter)

[windchime]

Bump!