Iraqi Army, 2-7 Cavalry take down insurgent operation
Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 4th Brigade, 2nd Iraqi Army Division and A Co., 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, raided several buildings in northeast Mosul on Feb. 9 in response to intelligence received about a possible weapons cache.
2-7 Cavalry Soldiers arrived on site and began receiving small-arms fire from the upper floor of an adjacent mosque. They managed to suppress the fire while the IA soldiers investigated. No additional fire was reported and the 2-7 troops continued their mission.
10 suspects were detained in the southern compound, five of which tested positive for explosive residue.
Millions of Dinar, worth thousands of dollars in U.S. currency, was also found in an underground storage room along with over 400 fake identification cards.
One suspect was detained in the northern compound, and a tunnel gave way to the discovered cache of ordnance and weapons.
o approximately 250,000 rounds of small-arms ammunition
o grenade fuses
o dozens of rockets
o 100 grenades
o over 200 mortar rounds
o more than a dozen rocket launchers
o approximately 100 pounds of IED-making material
o more than a dozen small armsAll of the ordnance was turned over to explosive ordnance disposal teams, and the remaining evidence was processed along with the 11 detainees.
