EFP cache found in Warij

Courtesy Photo | Coalition forces discovered a cache containing four EFPs, one 107-mm rocket and 40 pounds of unknown bulk explosives among other munitions in Warij, Iraq, on May 2.  

ISKANDARIYAH, IRAQ

05.04.2008

Courtesy Story

2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division Public Affairs

By 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division Public Affairs Office

FORWARD OPERATING BASE KALSU, Iraq – Coalition forces found a weapons cache of explosively-formed penetrators in the southern Baghdad community of Warij on May 2.

Soldiers from 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division were on patrol in Warij and found four EFPs hidden in an office closet shelf of a factory. A brand new 107 mm rocket was also discovered. The EFPs were covered with foam and had wires leading from the back.

Forty pounds of unknown bulk explosives, a rocket sled and blasting caps were also found.

A guard at the factory was detained after it was determined that he lied about having prior knowledge about the rocket and EFPs.

The cache was taken to a nearby forward operating base for investigation.

• Date Taken: 05.04.2008
• Date Posted: 05.04.2008 20:42
• Story ID: 19089
• Location: ISKANDARIYAH, IQ