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

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
RELEASE No. 20080910-03
Sept. 10, 2008

SoIs lead IA to caches near Al Jabour
Multi-National Division – Center

CAMP STRIKER, Iraq – Sons of Iraq led Iraqi Army soldiers to three small caches in the Al Jabour area Sept. 5.

Soldiers from 2nd Company, 2nd Battalion, 55th Brigade, 17th Iraqi Army Division found the caches approximately 18 kilometers south of Baghdad.

The caches contained of three boxes of 14.5 mm rounds, five anti-tank mines and two 57 mm mortars.

The items were taken to Patrol Base Hawks to be destroyed by controlled detonation.

“The IA is committed to maintaining the level of security Iraqi Security Forces and Coalition troops have fought to achieve,” said Col. Dominic Caraccilo, commander of 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). “Cache finds like these help keep weapons out of the hands of those who wish to destroy those gains.”

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