Release A051205b
Task Force Baghdad Soldiers find two weapons caches
Multi-National Force-Iraq
BAGHDAD, Iraq — Soldiers from 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division discovered two significant weapons caches Dec. 2, adding them to the growing list of terrorist stockpiles they’ve found in south Baghdad.
The Soldiers of A Troop, 1st Squadron, 75th Cavalry Regiment conducted a routine cordon and search of houses in a village, leading to the discovery of a small weapons cache that led the troops to a larger find upon further exploration of the site.
After discovering two 82-millimeter rockets, one 60-millimeter mortar tube, two 60-millimeter mortar rounds and one small-arms tripod, an explosive ordnance disposal team was called to the site to assess the cache.
While EOD was en route to the area, A Troop Soldiers continued to secure the site and search the surrounding roads and fields for more weapons caches. They found an additional site with multiple explosives, munitions and other suspicious materials.
When the digging and searching of the cache site was completed, the fruits of A Troop’s efforts included a total of two complete mortar systems, one rocket-propelled grenade launcher, 10 Iraqi Army-issue flak jackets, 10 Iraqi Army-issue uniforms, 20 pounds of homemade explosives, 33 RPGs, 36 86-millimeter mortars, 42 52-millimeter mortars, 21 120-millimeter mortars, 47 rocket-fired grenades, 34 pick-up mortars, 11 various rockets, 3,000 anti-aircraft munitions, thousands of rounds of ammunition, multiple weapons, grenades and explosives as well as materials used to manufacture improvised explosive devices.
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FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS RELEASE, CONTACT THE TASK FORCE BAGHDAD PUBLIC AFFAIRS PLANS AND OPERATIONS NCO, MASTER SGT DAVID ABRAMS AT: DAVID.ABRAMS@ID3.ARMY.MIL.
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