CENTCOM NEWS June 07

BOMB-MAKING MATERIALS, WEAPONS SEIZED FROM TWO RASHID DISTRICT MOSQUES
6/29/2007

BAGHDAD — Iraqi Security Forces and Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers entered two mosques in the Rashid District of the Iraqi capital June 27-28 and uncovered two weapons caches.

Early in the morning June 27, Company A, 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, and Iraqi Security Forces entered the Al Mahada Mosque in the Saydiyah portion of the city and found eight AK-47s with 40 magazines and body armor.

On June 28, the same company entered Al-Sadiq Mosque in the same neighborhood and found six AK-47s and one bag of hand grenades buried in the courtyard.

Inside the mosque, they found one PKM machine gun, one PKC machine gun, one drum of PKM ammunition, 22 assault rifle magazines, one expended rocket-propelled grenade booster, seven demolition boosters, 30 feet of detonation cord, one stick of dynamite, two RPG warheads, 10 blocks of TNT, one 122mm mortar round, one sniper scope, three RPG fins, 14 blasting caps, more than 500 loose 7.62mm rounds, six pressure switches, six timers, 12 9-volt batteries, one 6-volt battery and assorted communications devices.

The cache, enough to build numerous roadside bombs, was destroyed by an explosive ordnance disposal unit. Under Iraqi law, citizens are allowed one assault rifle and one 30-round magazine for protection.

FOR QUERIES, CONTACT MULT-NATIONAL DIVISION - BAGHDAD PUBLIC AFFAIRS, MNDB_PAO_CIC@MND-B.ARMY.MIL OR BY PHONE AT COMMERCIAL (914) 822-8174 OR IRAQNA 011-964-890-192-4674.


More from Centcom:

Duty to Country Is Family Affair for Edmondsons.aspx
Posted: 29 Jun 2007 04:57 AM CDT
FORWARD OPERATING BASE MAREZ, Iraq— Many children follow in their parents footsteps, but very rarely do the parents follow their in their children’s footsteps.
VTC brings servicemembers closer to home.aspx
Posted: 29 Jun 2007 04:41 AM CDT
CAMP FALLUJAH, Iraq -- Deployments can put a lot of stress on servicemembers and their families. Sure, they could use the phone, write letters and send e-mails to stay in touch, but nothing can substitute for real-life interaction with their families.
Navy mechanics keep missions rolling at PRT Farah.aspx
Posted: 29 Jun 2007 04:32 AM CDT
FARAH PROVINCE, Afghanistan — The sound of air-power tools, wrenches clanging and engines turning can be heard throughout the makeshift motor pool here.
3 TERRORISTS KILLED, 26 SUSPECTS DETAINED IN COALITION RAIDS
Posted: 29 Jun 2007 05:43 AM CDT
3 TERRORISTS KILLED, 26 SUSPECTS DETAINED IN COALITION RAIDS
CLEARING CONTINUES: DRAGONS INTERDICT IEDS, CAPTURE IRANIAN ROCKET MATERIALS
Posted: 29 Jun 2007 05:28 AM CDT
CLEARING CONTINUES: DRAGONS INTERDICT IEDS, CAPTURE IRANIAN ROCKET MATERIALS
POLICE RECRUITING IN NASIR WA SALAM, ABU GHRAIB A ‘RESOUNDING SUCCESS’
Posted: 29 Jun 2007 05:23 AM CDT
POLICE RECRUITING IN NASIR WA SALAM, ABU GHRAIB A ‘RESOUNDING SUCCESS’
TROOPS NAB CACHES, INSURGENTS IN THREE SEPARATE EAST BAGHDAD OPERATIONS
Posted: 29 Jun 2007 05:09 AM CDT
TROOPS NAB CACHES, INSURGENTS IN THREE SEPARATE EAST BAGHDAD OPERATIONS
NORTH BABIL’S POLICE GRADUATES, READY FOR ERU TRAINING
Posted: 29 Jun 2007 05:04 AM CDT
NORTH BABIL’S POLICE GRADUATES, READY FOR ERU TRAINING
INSURGENTS LAUNCH MORTARS AT EAST BAGHDAD MARKET
Posted: 29 Jun 2007 05:01 AM CDT
INSURGENTS LAUNCH MORTARS AT EAST BAGHDAD MARKET