Release A050704b
Task Force Baghdad finds large weapons cache
Multi-National Force-Iraq
BAGHDAD , Iraq -- Soldiers from 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd U.S. Infantry Division, found a large weapons and ammunition cache July 4. The Soldiers also detained five terrorist suspects in the Al Rashid District.
A random knock-and-search operation in an area west of the Risalah neighborhood led the patrol to a house with anti-Coalition writing on the outside.
A full search of the house yielded the following items: one U.S. body armor vest, two load-bearing vests for AK-47 rifles, eight rocket-propelled grenade triggers, one RPG pouch, one detonator, four AK-47s, two improvised RPG/rocket launchers, two 82mm mortars, two 82mm mortar tripods, 20 rocket primers, 11 RPG propellants, three RPGs, 17 grenade fuses, 12 AK-47 magazines, four AK-47 stocks, an expended 1,000-round RPK belt, more than 1,000 RPK rounds (both expended and live), 300 rounds of 9mm ammunition, a large amount of propaganda materials, various improvised explosive device-making materials, welding supplies, two 60mm mortars, one 60mm mortar tripod, 10 grenades, one modified ammo box, three new Iraqi Police uniforms, three bullet-proof windows and one rifle scope.
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BAGHDAD , Iraq – Soldiers lay out a portion of a large weapons cache discovered in the Al Rashid District on July 4. The cache was uncovered by a patrol from 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd U.S. Infantry Division. (U.S. Army photo)
For additional information concerning this release or to receive the accompanying photo, contact the Task Force Baghdad public affairs office at taskforcebaghdadpao@id3.army.mil
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