This is a nice haul.
Multi National Division-Baghdad troops uncovered two large weapons caches in a southern portion of the Iraqi capital Aug. 16-17.
Soldiers from Company D, 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 4th “Dragon” Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, discovered the weapons cache while conducting a cordon and search operation in West Rashid Aug. 17.
An explosive ordnance disposal team was called in to destroy the cache consisting of eight 120mm mortars, seven 130mm to 150mm projectiles wired together as improvised explosive devices, six 60mm mortar rounds and 10 rocket launcher platforms.
In the early morning hours of Aug. 16, “Black Lions” from Company B, 1st Bn., 28th Inf. Regt., found another cache that included a 155mm round rigged as an improvised explosive device, 57 155mm rounds, 20 anti-tank mines, six pressure-plate IEDs, 1,000 pounds of homemade explosives and a DVD containing information for making a car bomb.
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1 referman // Aug 19, 2007 at
..Iran has clearly stepped up their involvment in Afghanistan and Iraq.They have been tracked by coalition radar crossing borders in the Basra area and the border areas in Afghanistan.The American people must come together and realise IRAN IS THE DESTABLIZER IN THE MIDDLE EAST..They have infiltrated the Afghan population,the resent deportation of Afghan refugees from Iran{100,000} most without papers because Iranian officials confiscated them as they fled from the fighting in afghanistan.The caches found in Iraq and the IRG members captured,make it clear Iran is not even trying to cover their involvment in all the areas of coalition forces battling AQ-taliban-insurgents and terrorist..I am not saying we should bomb Iran{although it might be a good place to test the MOAB}but WE must insist on closing down the borders and or only letting the non-lethal trade cross..Maybe that would be a good place for the UN to start their involvment in the peace/humanitarian mission..On a personel note,the borders would also be a good place to test the new aerial defence systems..Maybe we can hit the 8,000 mark by the end of the month.God Bless all in harms way,your doing a great job!!Thank You Semper Fi