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Operation Phantom Phoenix: U.S. Soldiers find cache, given warheads (Baghdad)

Multi-National Force-Iraq

Wednesday, 16 January 2008
Multi-National Corps – Iraq
Public Affairs Office, Camp Victory
APO AE 09342

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE No. 20080116-04
January 16, 2008

Operation Phantom Phoenix: U.S. Soldiers find cache, given warheads (Baghdad)

4IBCT, 1ID Public Affairs

Multi-National Division – Baghdad PAO

BAGHDAD – Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers found a cache of explosives and were given a bag containing warheads by an Iraqi citizen in the Rashid district Jan. 14.

During an early morning patrol, “Warriors’ of Company B, 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, TF Dragon, found a cache of 16 sticks of plastic explosives, 17 blasting caps, three RPG boosters and five mortar fuses.

The cache was taken to a Coalition base for disposal.

At 11 a.m. a local national brought a bag of an unknown amount of rocketpropelled grenade warheads to “Cougars” of Company D, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Task Force Dragon.

Explosive Ordnance Disposal personnel determined the warheads as too unstable to move and detonated them on site.

“We are proud of the Iraqis who are determined to make their communities safer by showing us these munitions,” said Maj. Kirk Luedeke, Task Force Dragon spokesman. “But, we caution them against placing themselves in danger by bringing the explosives to us. Let us move them safely out of your communities.”

Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers are conducting offensive operations in support of Operation Phantom Phoenix to kill or capture al Qaeda and other extremists in order to deny them rest and sanctuary in the city of Baghdad and the surrounding rural areas. AQI terrorists and other extremists are the root cause of the most horrific attacks against Iraqi civilians, security forces and coalition troops.

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FOR QUERIES, CONTACT MULTI-NATIONAL DIVISION - BAGHDAD PUBLIC AFFAIRS AT: MNDB_PAO_CIC@MND-B.ARMY.MIL OR BY PHONE AT: COMMERCIAL (914) 822-8174 OR IRAQNA 011-964-890-192-4674.