Citizens’ tips lead to weapons cache
Blackanthem.com ^ | July 28, 2005 | 3-1 AD PAO
Posted on 07/28/2005 2:33:20 PM EDT by mdittmar
BAGHDAD,Iraq
Thanks to tips from local residents, a Task Force Baghdad unit located a large weapons cache north of Baghdad July 22.
When the soldiers of Task Force 1st Battalion, 118th Field Artillery Regiment, assigned to 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, unearthed the munitions, they were approached by two local residents who led them to additional buried weapons.
To date, TF 1-118 Soldiers unearthed more than 1,000 items of various munitions such as heavy machine-gun ammunition, rockets and large artillery shells. Explosive ordnance disposal Soldiers destroyed the munitions.
3rd Brigade continues to search and excavate the area.
"This is a great find," said Col. David Bishop commander of 3rd Bde., 1st Armored Div. "It shows how the Iraqis continue to tire of terrorist activity in their neighborhoods."
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