January 29, 2008

Sixteen IEDs, Cache Turned in by CLCs

Concerned Local Citizens operating in hte Arab Jabour area notified Company B, 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division of numerous IEDs, and caches recently:

BAGHDAD – Concerned Local Citizens turned in numerous improvised explosive device components and a munitions cache to Multi-National Division-Center Soldiers in Arab Jabour Jan. 25.

The CLCs approached Soldiers from Company B, 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division from Fort Stewart, Ga., with 16 pressure plate switches and numerous blasting caps. The CLCs then pointed out where the IEDs were found, allowing Coalition Forces to safely eliminate the threat.

The CLCs also turned in a cache of weapons to the Soldiers. The cache consisted of 340 57 mm projectile fuses, three 57 mm projectiles and 500 DSHKA heavy machine gun rounds.

An explosive ordnance disposal team destroyed the munitions in a controlled detonation.

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