Multi-National Corps – Iraq

Public Affairs Office, Camp Victory

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

RELEASE No. 20081022-04

Oct. 22, 2008

IA soldiers seize huge weapons cache in Sadr City

Multi-National Division – Baghdad PAO

BAGHDAD – Iraq Army soldiers seized a huge weapons and munitions cache in the Sadr City district of Baghdad Oct. 21.

At approximately 4 p.m., IA soldiers serving with the 3rd Battalion, 42nd Brigade, 11th Iraq Army Division, seized the cache believed to be abandoned by Special Groups criminals. 

The cache consisted of 61 rockets of various sizes, 15 which were Iranian-manufactured, 351 mortar rounds of various sizes, including 36 Iranian-made, more than 32,000 rounds of ammunition, 17 Iranian-manufactured fuse mortar rounds,  263 different sizes of mortar tubes, including two Iranian-manufactured, and various sizes of projectiles, rocket-propelled grenades  launchers and grenades,  as  well as  a remote car improvised explosive device, a remote RPG launcher, shape charges, TNT primers, armor plates, handheld radios, homemade silencers, and seven DSHKA machine guns.

“In addition to the sheer size of this cache, what is most encouraging about this find is that it is yet another example of the Iraqi Army taking the initiative and conducting independent operations in what was once a criminal stronghold. Because of their efforts these weapons will never be used to harm Iraqi citizens,” said Lt. Col. Michael Pemrick, deputy brigade commander of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division. 

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