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Release A050922a

Task Force Baghdad reports recent successes

Multi-National Force-Iraq

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Iraqi Army and Task Force Baghdad Soldiers discovered five large weapons caches hidden in and around Baghdad over during combined and independent operations Sept. 19-21. Their efforts continued to disrupt terrorists’ ability to attack Coalition forces and innocent civilians.

Together, the five caches consisted of 27 rockets and mortars, 20 mortar fuses, 14 rocket-propelled grenades with three launchers, and three hand grenades.

The Soldiers also found five AK-47 assault rifles, a machine gun, sniper rifles, 280 magazines, two pistols and more than a dozen boxes of ammunition. Anti-Coalition propaganda, fake license plates and blasting caps were also discovered in the caches.

In other combat operations, Iraqi Army and Coalition Forces captured 16 terror suspects during a series of raids carried out against suspected terrorist safe houses throughout the capitol city. In addition to detaining the suspects, the Soldiers seized two missiles, bomb-making materials, six AK-47 assault rifles, one machine gun and ammunition.

Coalition Forces working in northwest Baghdad foiled a car bomb attack at 4 p.m. Sept. 21. As the unit was traveling on a major highway, a car tried to enter the convoy and ram one of the U.S. vehicles. The vehicle swerved to avoid being struck and the Soldiers fired at the car, setting off the bombs inside.

The driver of the car managed to jump out and tried to run away, but the Soldiers captured him and brought him into custody for questioning.

In another incident on Sept. 19, an Iraqi citizen told a combined patrol of Iraqi Police and Task Force Baghdad Soldiers about a car bomb he had seen being prepared in the Rusafa district of east Baghdad. When the patrol investigated, they found a car rigged with eight mortar rounds wired to a radio-controlled detonator. An Iraqi explosives team safely disarmed the explosives.

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THIS STORY HAS ACCOMPANYING PHOTOGRAPHS. TO RECEIVE THE PHOTOS: CONTACT THE TASK FORCE BAGHDAD PUBLIC AFFAIRS PLANS AND OPERATIONS NCO, SGT. FIRST CLASS DAVID ABRAMS AT: DAVID.ABRAMS@ID3.ARMY.MIL.

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Iraqi Police, responding to a citizen’s tip, inspect a car bomb parked in the Rusafa district of east Baghdad. (U.S. Army photo)

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Eight mortar rounds wired to a radio-controlled detonation device hidden in a van in the Rusafa district of east Baghdad. (U.S. Army photo)

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Task Force Baghdad Soldiers unearth the contents of a weapons cache discovered in a field in south Baghdad. An Iraqi citizen’s tip helped Soldiers find the cache. (U.S. Army photo)

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Mortar rounds were part of a weapons cache found by Task Force Baghdad Soldiers. (photo courtesy of U.S. Army)

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Contents of a weapons cache found by Task Force Baghdad Soldiers are laid out for inventory by Coalition Forces. (U.S. Army photo)

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FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS RELEASE, CONTACT THE TASK FORCE BAGHDAD PUBLIC AFFAIRS PLANS AND OPERATIONS NCO, SGT. FIRST CLASS DAVID ABRAMS AT: DAVID.ABRAMS@ID3.ARMY.MIL.