Posted on 12/08/2007 6:52:16 AM PST by SandRat
Iraqi civil defense personnel delivered 14 107 mm Iranian rockets and fuses to the Kazakhstani Soldiers, said 1st Lt. Almaz Mukashev, the Kazakhstani liaison officer. The rockets were manufactured in 2006.
The Iraqi civil defense personnel have turned over munitions to Coalition forces before, but this was the first delivery of Iranian weapons to Coalition forces, said Col. Peter Baker, the 214th Fires Brigade commander.
“This is another indication of the cooperation of Iraqi officials who in all earnestness want to have a better society,” Baker said. “They know these rockets are here illegally and that they are here to maim and kill Iraqi security forces and Coalition forces.”
Baker said this is a sign that Iraqis are taking ownership of their area to bring about better security.
“Iraqis have to be part of the security and reconstruction effort,” Baker said. “The more stable and secure the area is, the more projects we will be able to undertake and the more capacity building we will be able to accomplish, whether it is in health, education or fuel, all of which is benefiting the Iraqis.”
The Kazakhstani unit gave the munitions to Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Three for analysis.
The Kazakhstani battalion provides EOD support to FOB Delta.
(Story by 214th Fires Brigade Public Affairs)
In Other Recent Developments Here:
CAMP VICTORY — Multi-National Division-Center recovered enough material from weapons caches in November to prevent 500 improvised explosive devices.
FR WAR NEWS! just curious - why are the markings in English rather than Arabic?
All the Iranian squiggly line Arabic printing on those missiles looks familiar.
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got me curious too.
International sales? Everyone speaks English except parts of America , press#2 for English.
Send them back to iran....;^)
wonderful!
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I was going to suggest the same thing. Fire them right back Post Haste.
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Evidently China has been supplying 107 mm missiles to whomever supplies them oil.
Return to senders in Iran!
Do the Farsi speaking Persians use the Arabic alphabet? Or Western alphabet...?
Farsi is written in arabic script. A persons name is the same in arabic and farsi.
Intersting note: The numbers we use are called Arabic numbers. The nubers that are used in arabic are caled Indian numbers! Go figure!
If they are made in Iran, they'd likely be in Farsi, since Iranians are not Arab. However, if they're made by an arms manufacturer which is selling to many countries, it could be that English may be the universal language of 'big bada boom'.
Yea! products produced in China and sold in the US have the same problem. They’re produced for the global market, and the marking and codes on the side, are common for that market.
Maybe when such rockets are found they should be returned to the original owners via launchers. Marry Christmas you islamofaciests. Amen.
More great news from the ‘long war.’
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