Multi-National Corps – Iraq
Public Affairs Office, Camp Victory
RELEASE No. 20061226-17
4th BCT, 25th Inf. Div. Public Affairs
KALSU, Iraq – Paratroopers from Troop C, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division discovered multiple weapons caches on the outskirts of southern Baghdad Dec. 19.
The first cache they uncovered consisted of 15 60mm mortar rounds, 11 82mm mortar rounds, one long range rifle bolt, body armor, one musket, one mortar base plate, one bipod, 33 small caliber mortar rounds, one belt of 7.62 ammunition, one arc welder, one barrel, one barrel with welding supplies, several pairs of battle dress uniforms, one spool of red detonation cord, one rocket-propelled grenade booster, one bag of shotgun shells and a container of long range rifle rounds.
Upon further investigation, the paratroopers found another cache a short distance away consisting of one arc welder, one 14.5mm anti-aircraft weapon with welded pineal adapter, one 12.7mm anti-aircraft weapon with welded pineal adapter, one pound of C-4 explosive, one RPK assault rifle, seven 50-caliber rounds, ten pairs of Iraqi Army boots, one arc welder on wheels, one rocket-propelled grenade launcher, one rocket-propelled grenade round booster, one assault rifle barrel, a vehicle mount, 28 60mm mortar rounds, three 82mm mortar rounds, body armor, and more long range rifle rounds.
After the second cache was found, the paratroopers widened their search area and found a third and final cache of the day hidden inside a 55-gallon drum. This cache contained eight 82mm mortar rounds, 500 rounds of 7.62mm tracer ammunition, one explosive-formed projectile cone with bomb making materials, one 8mm sniper rifle with scope, several 105mm rounds, one arc welder, welding materials and other improvised explosive device-making materials.
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