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Soldiers Seize, Destroy Weapons Caches

BAGHDAD, Iraq - In separate operations, Task Force Baghdad Soldiers seized a significant amount of weapons Jan. 4, further denying terrorists the opportunity to bring harm to Iraqi civilians and Coalition Forces.

One of the caches was so significant that Soldiers conducted a controlled detonation on the spot.

While conducting a local presence patrol in south Baghdad, Soldiers discovered a weapons cache at approximately 1 p.m. The cache included 34 155mm artillery rounds, two 130mm artillery rounds, two 82mm mortar rounds, three 60mm mortar rounds, three TJ7 kickout mortar rounds, 8,500 7.62mm rounds, two 668-type 6 rockets, one 30mm barrel and 100 feet of detonation cord. The patrolling Soldiers notified an explosive ordinance disposal unit, which performed the detonation.

Soldiers patrolling north of Baghdad discovered the second cache at approximately 3 p.m., which included 22 surface-to-air missiles and 5,000 rounds of 2.3mm ammunition. The Soldiers seized control of the cache and rendered the area safe.

Source: Multi-National Force-Iraq