Mosque Raid Nets Weapons Cache in Western Baghdad
Baghdad, Iraq -- Elements of an Iraqi National Guard Battalion conducted a cordon and search of a western Baghdad mosque at 2 p.m., capturing a large weapons cache and detaining three clerics and 23 suspected anti-Iraqi forces.
The unit conducted the operation after observing weapons being moved into the Um Tabul Mosque. They were supported by Multi-National Forces, which provided the outer cordon.
The 90-minute operation uncovered 13 AK-47 assault rifles, one RPK machine gun, 1,000 AK-47 rounds, four rocket-propelled grenade launchers, 10 RPG rounds and eight RPG boosters.
"What insurgents must understand is illegal weapons will not be tolerated anywhere inside the city," said Lt. Col. James Hutton, the chief spokesman for the 1st Cavalry Division. "These weapons are the types often used to attack innocent Iraqi civilians."
During the cordon and search operation, Task Force Baghdad Soldiers came under sniper fire. Two were wounded and evacuated to a military medical treatment facility.
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