Posted on 07/08/2007 7:49:20 AM PDT by SoldierDad
Qarghuli village residents lead troops to caches
Sunday, 08 July 2007
Multi-National Corps Iraq Public Affairs Office, Camp Victory APO AE 09342
Qarghuli village residents lead troops to caches 2nd BCT, 10th Mtn. Div. PAO Multi-National Division Center PAO
QARGHULI VILLAGE, Iraq Residents of a village south of Baghdad, long a terrorist hot spot, led U.S. forces to major weapons caches near their town July 6.
Soldiers of the 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) out of Fort Drum, N.Y., were taken to a series of 12 caches and insurgents responsible for them - by local villagers.
A local man who claimed to have knowledge of a large cache complex approached the patrol and walked the Soldiers from site to site, pointing out each cache. He then took the patrol to two men, whom he said were responsible for collecting and hiding the weapons.
One cache contained a rocket-propelled grenade launching kit - still in the box; six fuses for 82mm mortars, an 82mm round prepared as an improvised explosive device, two resealable plastic bags containing maps, books and a guard roster, a set of ballistic eyeglasses, two bags of homemade explosive, a rocket launcher with two tubes, a rocket engine, a videotape, and photos.
Another contained nine 60mm mortar rounds with 11 fuses, about 55 blasting caps, a block of HME, seven empty 60mm mortar shells, an RPG fuse, 18 feet of detonation cord, a ten-pound bag of black powder, and 28 rocket tips.
Another contained nine 120mm mortar rounds, two AK-47 rifles, two 105mm rounds, 20 pounds of HME, 20 AK-47 magazines, and several mortar fuses.
Another held 61 60mm rounds, five 120mm rounds and seven charges for the 120mm rounds.
An extensive cache contained a 107mm rocket, five hand grenades, a video camera, a 105mm round rigged as an IED, three grenade fuses, a front plate to a radio, two handheld walkie-talkies, 66 sticks of dynamite, 20 pounds of black powder, 20 blasting caps and 20 pounds of HME, 20 feet of detonation cord, a pressure plate for an IED, a sniper instruction CD, a long-range cordless telephone and a homemade boat with two paddles.
Another contained 43 mortar fuses, two AK-47 magazines, 18 load-bearing vests, a cellular telephone and battery, and 10 mortar primers.
The explosives were destroyed by explosive ordnance disposal teams; several other items were seized for further examination.
The area where the caches were found is approximately one kilometer from the site of the May 12 attack where four U.S. Soldiers and an Iraqi soldier were killed and three U.S. Soldiers were captured. One of the Soldiers was later found dead in the Euphrates River, the remaining two are officially listed as missing-captured.
Residents, fed up with the violence plaguing their neighborhood, have repeatedly revealed al Qaeda-affiliated terrorists in the area to patrolling Soldiers.
Two Iraqis associated with the caches were detained by the Soldiers and taken into custody for questioning.
CNN (Communist News Network) has had some expose’s of U.S. soldiers in Iraq of late. I’ve watched some of it, and while they appear to be trying to show support for the troops they are focussing on, it is obvious that they slant their stories with the hope of turning Americans and our allies against this war. It’s sickening.
That is exactly what their reports are about. They veil it through a smoke screen of claiming to show the American people the sacrifices these brave men and woman make every day. But, the underlying theme is pain and suffering and how unfair this war is to our troops and the Iraqi’s were fighting.
We'll know the corner has really been turned when the last sentence of these releases has the following words appended to it: "then shot."
Actually, I wouldn’t worry much about that. If these two Iraqi’s come before an Iraqi court and are convicted, the punishment will be quite harsh against them.
It just keeps getting better.......
Has everybody seen this?
From Blackfive:
http://www.blackfive.net/main/2007/07/spiritual-warfa.html
Airman Jonathan Schrieken has served us all in Afghanistan and Iraq, and needs your thoughts and prayers this day. Back in the states and just coming home from visiting family and friends, the loadmaster with the 6th Airlift Squadron at McGuire AFB was shot in his driveway near McGuire/Ft. Dix as he unpacked his car. The shooting was provoked, apparently, by his service. You can get details at LGF, and news stories, such as they are, are here and here.
LGF post here:
http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=26176_Deranged_Moonbat_Shoots_Airman_on_Fourth_of_July&only
http://www.blackfive.net/main/2007/07/spiritual-warfa.html
Our Prayers going out for this hero and his family. This just makes my heart sick.
If Seantor Lugar has his way these people will be one of the first ones butchered when the jihadists come back calling.
Bump for Robert and the truth about Iraq to be made known!
Now that’s a beautiful sight lol.
Fox News just reported information regarding recent successes accomplished by soldiers of the 10th Mountain Division, complete with some video interviews. This was on Special Report with Brit Hume.
I saw it, I saw it. It was cool. My wife and I were glued to the T.V. to see if perhaps Robert might be on the video. Unfortunately not.
They were awesome! I wish about 50% of the US were as awesome as the men we just now saw! It was a very interesting report. It sounds hopeful to me.
bump
If this type of information can get in front of the American people so they get the truth about what is happening in Iraq, then the tide of public opinion could turn postive about Iraq.
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