Multi-National Division – Baghdad Public Affairs Office
BAGHDAD – Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers seized weapons throughout Baghdad May 28 as they conducted operations to secure the area.
MND-B Soldiers serving with the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division seized a 155 mm projectile round with a detonation cord attached, a 120 mm mortar round, and a bag of TNT northwest of Baghdad at approximately 11:28 a.m.
Later, Soldiers from 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division seized a six-inch EFP starter kit, two pounds of C4 explosives, a 120 mm mortar round, and a 155 mm artillery round in the West Rashid district of Baghdad.
Soldiers from 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), seized two 4-foot tubes and two 2-foot tubes with white powder, a mortar base, and three pressure plates in the Mansour district of Baghdad at approximately 1:15 p.m.
"Taking weapons and munitions off the streets of Baghdad and the surrounding areas saves lives," said Lt. Col. Steve Stover, spokesman, MND-B and the 4th Infantry Division. "It's a powerful message of how much we care about the welfare of the Iraqi people."
| Date Taken: | 05.28.2008 |
| Date Posted: | 05.28.2008 21:57 |
| Story ID: | 19890 |
| Location: | BAGHDAD, IQ |
| Web Views: | 177 |
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