Iraqi Police, Army team up with paratroopers, discover three weapon caches

Courtesy Photo | A weapons cache, found near the town of of Bahbahani, Iraq is laid out prior to being destroyed by an explosive ordnance disposal.  

ISKANDARIYAH, IRAQ

12.03.2006

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2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division Public Affairs

4th BCT, 25th Inf. Div. PAO
PRESS RELEASE

FORWARD OPERATING BASE KALSU, Iraqi – Iraqi police and Iraqi army troops teamed up with paratroopers from 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, to discovered three large weapons caches Dec. 3.

The first cache was discovered in the town of Bahbahani, Iraq, outside of Musayyib. It contained 15 rockets, 30 mortar fuses, one sniper rifle, 15 rocket-propelled grenades, one rocket propelled-grenade launcher, one tripod, one mortar tube, and two 60mm mortar rounds.

Once the joint patrol discovered the cache, they halted the patrol and immediately cordoned off the area. An explosive ordnance disposal team was alerted and destroyed the cache.

The second cache was discovered north of Karbala. It contained two mortar fuses, two mortar charges, one machine gun with one belt of ammo, one sub-machine gun with seven magazines, several grenade fuses, artillery fuses, blasting caps, and ski masks.

The third cache was uncovered south of Baghdad and contained 100 mortar rounds.

• Date Taken: 12.03.2006
• Date Posted: 12.04.2006 13:27
• Story ID: 8471
• Location: ISKANDARIYAH, IQ