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Release A051109h

Multiple weapons caches discovered

Multi-National Force-Iraq

TIKRIT, Iraq – Task Force Band of Brothers Soldiers found and disposed of five separate caches of weapons Nov. 8 – four of which were near Logistics Support Area Anaconda and a fifth near Kirkuk.

Among the items discovered were 14 rockets, 10 mortar rounds, seven large artillery shells, seven rocket-propelled grenades, six 125-mm tank rounds, three RPG launchers, various IED components and more than a thousand rounds of small arms ammunition. The unexploded ordnance was destroyed in place by explosive ordnance disposal teams.

In addition to the weapons, terrorist propaganda was also found in the caches.

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FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT THE 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE: JEFFREY.ALLEN1@US.ARMY.MIL