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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE No. 20080503-10
May 3, 2008
EFP cache found in Warij
FORWARD OPERATING BASE KALSU, Iraq – Coalition forces found a weapons cache of explosively formed penetrators in the southern Baghdad community of Warij May 2.
Soldiers from 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division were on patrol in Warij when they discovered four EFPs hidden in a closet shelf in a factory office. A brand new 107 mm rocket was also discovered. The EFPs were covered with foam and had wires leading from the back.
The cache also included 40 pounds of unknown bulk explosives, a rocket sled and blasting caps.
A guard at the factory was detained after it was determined he lied about having prior knowledge about the rocket and EFPs.
The cache was taken to a nearby forward operating base for investigation.
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Press Release A080503c
May 3, 2008
Six al-Qaeda suspects detained in central Iraq
BAGHDAD – Coalition forces detained six suspected terrorists during operations targeting al-Qaeda in central Iraq Saturday.
During a precision operation in Baghdad, Coalition forces captured a suspected would-be suicide bomber believed to be targeting an area near Baghdad International Airport.
Two operations targeted AQI in Salah ad-Din province. Coalition forces disrupted the network by capturing a suspected terrorist liaison and three additional suspects 70 miles northwest of Baghdad. Using information from an operation April 23, Coalition forces detained one suspected terrorist believed to be part of the AQI network in the province during a mission 80 miles north of Baghdad.
“We will not allow al-Qaeda in Iraq’s tactics to derail the government elected by the Iraqi people,” said Lt. Col. Maura Gillen, MNF-I spokesperson. “The indiscriminate attacks of these terrorists are contrary to the ideals of peaceful Iraqis and will not be tolerated.”
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