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January 9, 2004
Release Number: 04-01-20
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IRAQI CITIZENS TURN IN WEAPONS CACHES
MOSUL, Iraq - Concerned citizens turned in large caches of weapons Jan. 7 to soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) in northwest Iraq.
Two high level Ba'ath Party officials, one from the town of Tal Afar and one from Zumar, turned in weapons to soldiers from the 3rd Brigade Combat Team (BCT). The collections included 69 AK-47s, 98 magazines, 98 82-millimeter mortar rounds and a sandbag full of mortar fuses.
Members of the Coalition for Iraqi National Unity, a concerned group of locals, turned in one 57-millimeter high explosive round, 15 hand grenades, 200 7.62 rounds, two heavy machine guns, 50 rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) rounds and 24 60-millimeter mortar rounds to the 3rd BCT.
A local citizen also turned in two surface-to-air missiles to the Division Main headquarters in Mosul.
The continuing cooperation from the local former Ba'ath party members signifies a willingness to assist the Coalition in rebuilding and reconstruction efforts in northern Iraq.
The 101st continues security efforts to maintain a safe and secure environment and further ongoing reconstruction efforts in northern Iraq.
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