Multi-National Corps – Iraq
Public Affairs Office, Camp Victory
APO AE 09342

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
RELEASE No. 20080610-05
June 10, 2008

IA finds cache southeast of Hillah
Multi-National Division – Center PAO

FORWARD OPERATING BASE KALSU, Iraq – Iraqi Army soldiers recovered a weapons cache June 6 in a rural area southeast of Hillah.
 
The cache contained three assembled explosively formed projectiles, 10 unassembled EFPs, three RPG launchers, 10 RPGs, 127 blocks of C-4 explosives, 15 cameras, one magnetic IED and two landmines.
 
“The discovery of this cache is another example of the IA’s increasing ability to gather intelligence, process the information and plan and execute in a timely manner,” said Lt. Col. Darryl McDowell, the commander of 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division. “The Iraqi Security Forces are taking the lead in confiscating illegal weapons before they can do harm to (Coalition forces) and (ISF). They take great pride in being out front and they really seem to understand their role in the success of Iraq as a whole.”
 
An explosive ordnance disposal team from Kalsu collected the cache and disposed of it.

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