Posted on 03/02/2008 6:29:36 AM PST by SandRat
BAGHDAD – Abna al-Iraq, or Sons of Iraq, in the Zambraniyah region turned a substantial weapons cache over to Coalition Forces Feb. 26.
The SOI brought ordnance they discovered near a house to Soldiers of Troop C, 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division and Iraqi Army Soldiers.
Capt. Chris O’Brian, from Herndon, Va., Troop C commander, said the house was in an area where there has been a heavy concentration of insurgent activity.
Outside the house, the SOI located 18 155 mm artillery rounds.
Further investigation uncovered two pressure plate-initiated improvised explosive devices and two 65-pound jugs of unknown bulk explosives.
An explosive ordnance disposal team destroyed the ordnance in a controlled detonation.
Second Lt. Hunter Ragone, fire support officer for Troop C, said the find will make the area safer for his Soldiers, SOI and IA Soldiers who work there.
Ragone, of Spartanburg, S.C., said the relationship the three groups share improves daily, and their combined efforts create a more stable region, encouraging a continued partnership.
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