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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE No. 20080307-01
March 7, 2008
Locals, SoI turn in weapons caches (Arab Jabour)
Multi-National Division – Center PAO
FORWARD OPERATING BASE KALSU, Iraq – Local residents and Sons of Iraq turned over four weapons caches to Soldiers in separate operations in Arab Jabour March 4.
Local residents brought two caches to Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division. The caches contained three 120 mm projectiles, four liters of homemade explosives, two pressure plates, one propane tank with wires, two 57 mm projectiles and another container filled with 20 pounds of unknown bulk explosives.
SoI members brought two caches to the Soldiers. Those caches consisted of eight liters of HME, two pressure plates, one propane tank with wires, two 57 mm projectiles, two 120 mm mortars and one 60 mm mortar.
All ordnance was destroyed in controlled detonations by explosive ordnance disposal teams.
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RELEASE No. 20080307-04
March 7, 2008
Iraqi Security Forces recover large weapons cache in Jabella
Multi-National Corps – Iraq PAO
BALAD, Iraq – Jabellah Iraqi Police recovered a large weapons and munitions cache in Jabella, south of Iskandariyah, March 4.
An Iraqi police officer discovered the cache in a house in Jabella. Jabella IP secured the cache and contacted provincial officials to determine its disposition.
Provincial Iraqi Security Forces responded to provide inventory and take charge of the cache, pending its final disposition. Provincial officials ultimately decided to transfer the cache into Coalition forces control.
The operation was deemed a success in that local and provincial Iraqi Security Forces worked quickly and decisively to remove a significant cache from potential use by criminal and Special Groups in the area.
The cache consisted of 165 one-pound blocks of C-4 explosive, 19 rocket propelled grenades, five RPG launchers, one 60mm mortar tube, three rolls of detonation cord and two blasting caps for making improvised explosive devices, 25 107 mm high explosive rockets and 23 rocket fuses, 10 120 mm high explosive mortar rounds, 84 60 mm and 60 81 mm high explosive mortar rounds, along with six 60 mm mortar fuses.
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