OPERATION POWDER RIVER ROUNDS UP 25 SUSPECTS NEAR AD DULUIYA

Central Command ^ | January 14, 2005

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January 14, 2005

Release Number: 05-01-59

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

OPERATION POWDER RIVER ROUNDS UP 25 SUSPECTS NEAR AD DULUIYA

TIKRIT, IRAQ -- 1st Infantry Division Soldiers from 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment detained 25 individuals in simultaneous raids near Ad Duluiyah on Jan. 14 at about 3:00 a.m.

The Soldiers detained one individual suspected of improvised explosive devices attacks in the area. They confiscated five AK-47 assault rifles, two spools of wire, bomb making material--including 15 100-pound bags of ammonium nitrate, diesel fuel and soap, and 400-500 rounds of ammunition in the suspect's residence.

The Soldiers transported all 25 individuals to a coalition detention facility for questioning. The contraband items were transported to a coalition facility for destruction.

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[The Teen Conservative]

OPERATION POWDER RIVER

What type of powder?

[ProudVet77]

ammonium nitrate, diesel fuel and soap

Not exactly C4 or dynamite, or the missing tons of high explosives from that story just before the election. Kinda sounds like the bad guys are getting a bit desperate.

[konaice]

Not exactly C4 or dynamite, or the missing tons of high explosives from that story just before the election. Kinda sounds like the bad guys are getting a bit desperate.

Tim McVey also used fuel-oil and fertilizer for his bomb. Works well in the right combinations.

Soap? Didn't know that was an ingrediant for bombs, perhaps the troops were so dumbfounded to find one of these insergent types near soap that he thought something was fishy... /humor.

[PJammers]

It was probably dish soap or something like it. The combination of ingredients would make a napalm like bomb.

[theDentist]

OPERATION POWDER RIVER ROUNDS UP 25 SUSPECTS NEAR AD DULUIYA

They're lucky they weren't shoveled up.

[Clive]

A fuel oil and fertilizer bomb is a lot less efficient and a lot bulkier and harder to carry than plastique.

That makes it a bit less desireable for use by irregulars and terrorists.

As to soap. It can be used to make a crude form of napalm. A petrol bomb made from half petrol and half soap will produce a very sticky flaming substance.

It needs soap, not detergent, and the petrol has to be heated, perhaps using a double boiler to allow the shredded soap to melt.

[sgtbono2002]

They should have taken the bomb making ingredients , mixed them ,placed them under the truck used to transport the arrestees and lit it off. Too many arrests not enough executions.

[Calpernia]

1st Infantry Division Soldiers from 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment detained 25 individuals in simultaneous raids near Ad Duluiyah on Jan. 14 at about 3:00 a.m.

[Valin]

15 100-pound bags of ammonium nitrate,

fertilizer, no doubt

diesel fuel

Fuel for their tractor so they can spread the fertilizer

soap

Too clean up after


Bomb? What bomb? No bombs here. No sir, just us simple farmers

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!

[blackie]

Rounding up the bad guys ~ Bump!

[windchime]

Bump!

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Round up time bump!

[r9etb]

Soap? Didn't know that was an ingrediant for bombs

Home-made napalm....

[r9etb]

A fuel oil and fertilizer bomb is a lot less efficient and a lot bulkier and harder to carry than plastique. That makes it a bit less desireable for use by irregulars and terrorists.

Depends. The soap makes me think they were on track for a really horrible attack. Make a bunch of diesel/soap napalm, and disperse it over a large crowd using an ANFO bomb. What better way to disrupt an election than to cremate those standing in line to vote?