MNFI Press Release - Jun 15

U.S. soldier in Sadr City - June 10.

IA, MND-B SEIZE CACHES THROUGHOUT BAGHDAD
The Iraqi Army (IA) seized a huge weapons cache in West Rashid and, along with MultiNational Division - Baghdad (MND-B) Soldiers seized three additional weapons and munitions caches throughout Baghdad on June 14th. At approximately 3 p.m., IA soldiers from the 25th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division, discovered a huge cache in West Rashid. The cache contained (90) 122mm Soviet rockets, (4) 81mm Iranian mortars, (2) 60mm Iranian mortars, (1) RPG-22 launcher, (13) improvised claymores, (8) 40mm Bulgarian grenades, (3) 60mm Yugoslav mortars, (16) rolls of detonation cord, (11) half-pound blocks of TNT, (32) blocks of Iranian C-4 explosive, (5) 12.5-inch explosively formed projectile (EFP) bodies, (5) complete EFPs, (87) 11-inch EFP bodies, (1) 7-inch EFP body, (74) 5-inch EFP bodies, (1) 4-inch EFP body, (39) 3.5-inch EFP bodies, (1) unmanned aerial vehicle, (6) electronic timers, (2) passive infrared switches, 500 pounds of ball bearings, (100) toggle switches, (88) Bulgarian fuses, (9) 12-volt batteries, (10) camera flashes, (8) digital timers with magnets, (200) CDs, (100) flyers, (2) mortar aiming stakes, (12) digital timers, and (1) odometer. The munitions were transported to a nearby Coalition forces combat outpost for disposal.

Earlier in the day, Iraqi Army soldiers with the 44th Brigade, 11th IA Division, confiscated (14) AK-47 assault rifles, (1) Siminov sniper rifle, and (1) heavy machine gun in the Kadhamiyah district of Baghdad at approximately 9 a.m. In the early afternoon hours, an Iraqi civilian turned over a weapons cache to MND-B Soldiers with the 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, at approximately 1:15 p.m. The cache consisted of (15) 80mm mortar rounds and (2) 105mm mortar rounds. The ordnance was of Soviet origin and in serviceable condition. The Sons of Iraq turned in (1) complete 82mm mortar system in West Rashid to MND-B Soldiers of the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, at approximately 6:50 p.m. on June 14. The system was in operable condition and believed to have been used for indirect fire attacks against Coalition Forces and the Iraqi populace.

Soldiers with the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), found four buried improvised explosive devices at approximately 7 a.m. in the Kadamiya district of Baghdad. At approximately 7:30 a.m., in the West Rashid district of Baghdad, Soldiers with the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division seized three rocket propelled grenades (RPGs) and 30 pounds of homemade explosive. Iraqi Policemen with the 2nd Brigade, 1st National Police Division, seized (27) AK-47s, (3) assault rifles, (1) Mauser rifle and (1) 60 mm tube with bipod north of Baghdad at approximately 7:30 a.m. In the New Baghdad district of Baghdad, at approximately 11 a.m., Soldiers with the 4th Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, found a weapons cache consisting of (8) AK-47 magazines, (1) AK-47, a backup battery system, (1) RPG round, (1) grenade, (1) 82 mm mortar (encased in concrete), and body armor.

IA, MULTINATIONAL SOLDIERS SEIZE WEAPONS IN BAGHDAD
Iraqi Army (IA) and Multinational Soldiers seized numerous weapons throughout Baghdad on June 13th. Iraqi Army soldiers with the 22nd Brigade, 6th IA Division, discovered a weapons cache in the Karkh district of Baghdad at approximately 6 a.m. consisting of (470) AK-47s, (25) rifles, (4) 9 mm pistols, (1) 8 mm pistol, (2) radios and a motorcycle. Soldiers with the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, acted on a tip from a Sons of Iraq member and seized (58) 60 mm mortar rounds in the Rusafa district of Baghdad at approximately 3 p.m.

SOI TIP LEADS SOLDIERS TO MORTAR CACHE IN RUSAFA
A Sons of Iraq (SOI) tip led Soldiers from 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, to a cache in the Rusafa security district of eastern Baghdad on June 13th. Soldiers from 3rd Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment, traveled to the suspected cache site in the Sheikh Umar area of northern Rusafa where they found a cache containing (58) 60mm mortar rounds. “A dedicated and loyal Sons of Iraq official shared vital information and most likely saved many of his fellow Iraqi’s lives today,” said Maj. Joey Sullinger, spokesman for 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division. “This individual cares about the future of Iraq and its people and stands tall as a representative of what it truly means to be Sons and Daughters of Iraq.”