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http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=22761&Itemid=21

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE No. 20081005-01
Oct. 5, 2008

MND-B Soldiers seize 20 munitions caches west of Baghdad
Multi-National Division – Baghdad PAO

BAGHDAD – Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers seized 20 weapons caches during an operation known as “Gimlet Tidal Wave” west of Baghdad Oct. 4.

Soldiers from Company C, 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, seized the mass array of caches while conducting clearance operations at approximately 10:30 a.m. near Joint Security Station Nasir Wa Salam in west Baghdad.

The munitions seized included more than1,700 mortar rounds, 503 mortar fuses, three rocket launchers, six rockets, a 107mm rocket, a 76mm rocket, 52 Dishka rounds, 20 .50-cal. rounds, six five-gallon buckets of homemade explosive material, a 55 gallon of unknown substance, an unknown improvised explosive device, an IED made from two 133mm mortars, a high-explosive dual purpose 40mm round, a cell phone and nine SA-7 heat-seeking, shoulder-fired antiaircraft missiles.

“As a result of the dedication and professionalism of the Soldiers from Co. C, 1st Bn., 21st Inf. Regt., 2nd SBCT, 25th Inf. Div., a huge amount of dangerous munitions were taken from the streets west of Baghdad,” said Lt. Col. Steve Stover, spokesman, MND-B and the 4th Infantry Division. “The Soldiers remain steadfast and loyal in their resolve to safeguard the Iraqi people as they remove these deadly weapons as a potential threat against the Iraqi people.”

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888 posted on 10/04/2008 3:06:08 PM PDT by Cindy
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889 posted on 10/04/2008 3:57:17 PM PDT by Cindy
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