Curb-Shaped Bomb Factory
Soldiers from 4th Brigade, 2nd Iraqi Army Division discovered an improvised explosive device-making facility July 8 during operations in the Al-Sina’a neighborhood.
The accompanying cache consisted of 400 lbs. of Ammonium Nitrate, fragmentation material, cement and molds for shaping, and numerous batteries and other IED components. A completed curb-shaped IED, ready for emplacement, was also found.
The 2nd Iraqi Army Division Bomb Disposal Company responded to the find and reduced all of the material in place.
No Iraqi soldiers or Coalition advisors were injured during the operation.
