Published: December 05, 2005

Operation Rams Progress, December 5

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AR RAMADI, Iraq-A U.S. Soldier displays an explosive warhead which was part of a weapons cache discovered during a targeted raid here Dec. 4. Operation Rams is the sixth in a series of disruption operations conducted by the Iraqi Army and Coalition Forces in order to neutralize the insurgency and set the conditions for a successful Dec.15 election in the Al Anbar provincial capital city of Ar Ramadi.
Photo: Capt Jeff Pool, US Army

CAMP BLUE DIAMOND, AR RAMADI, Iraq - Approximately 100 Iraqi Army Soldiers from 3rd Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 1st Iraqi Division and 400 Soldiers from the 2/28 Brigade Combat Team, continued Operation Rams (Tallie) in Ramadi today.

Altogether, the forces have discovered four weapons caches and four improvised explosive devices (IEDs) during this operation. One of the caches was significant in size and contained the following items: dozens of mortar rounds, approximately 100 rocket propelled grenades (RPGs) and RPG launchers, approximately 150 hand grenades, anti-armor missiles and rockets, a rocket launcher, dozens of small arms weapons and AK-47s, plastic explosives, bomb-making material and body armor. The IEDs were scheduled to be destroyed on site by explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) units.

AR RAMADI, Iraq-Iraqi and U.S. Soldiers discover a weapons cache during a targeted raid as part of Operation Rams here Dec. 4. Operation Rams is the sixth in a series of disruption operations conducted by the Iraqi Army and Coalition Forces in order to neutralize the insurgency and set the conditions for a successful Dec.15 election in the Al Anbar provincial capital city of Ar Ramadi.
Photo: Capt Jeff Pool, US Army

Iraqi and Coalition Forces also detained five suspected Al Qaeda in Iraq insurgents during the operation. The detainees are currently being held for questioning.

Operation Rams is the sixth in a series of disruption operations conducted by the Iraqi Army and Coalition Forces in order to neutralize the insurgency and set the conditions for a successful Dec.15 election in the Al Anbar provincial capital city of Ar Ramadi.

There have been no reports of civilians, Iraqi Army soldiers or U.S. Forces injured or killed as a result of the operation.

More information on the operation will be released as it becomes available.