February 9, 2007

Traffic Accident Leads Iraqi Army to Massive Weapons Cache

Multi-National Corps – Iraq
Public Affairs Office, Camp Victory
RELEASE No. 20070209-04

Multi-National Division – North PAO

MOSUL, Iraq – At approximately 12:30 a.m., Feb. 6, soldiers from the 2nd Brigade, 2nd Iraqi Army Division were on a routine patrol when they accidentally collided with a civilian vehicle. The vehicle’s occupants immediately attempted to flee the scene, but were quickly apprehended by the IA soldiers. After tactical questioning, one of the two detainees told the IA where a huge weapons cache could be found.

Utilizing the newfound intelligence, the 2-2 IA conducted a raid on a house located behind a sheep market in the Nablis neighborhood of west Mosul. There they detained six suspected insurgents and, upon a thorough search, found a false wall in the house.
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