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IRAQ: MND-B soldiers seize munitions (West Rashid)

/noticias.info/ BAGHDAD – Multi-National Division – Baghdad soldiers patrolling the West Rashid district of southwestern Baghdad discovered a weapons cache at approximately 12:45 p.m. May 4.

The cache seized by the soldiers from 4th Battalion, 64th Armored Regiment, attached to 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, consisted of eight rocket-propelled grenade rounds, seven 81mm mortar rounds, five 60 mm mortar rounds, a bag of grenades, a 70 mm rocket, eight Iranian-made mortar rounds, five cans of homemade explosives, one bag of HME, an improvised explosive device, a sniper rifle, an AK-47 and a box of PKC and shotgun rounds.

“Criminal elements are trying to destabilize Iraqi society through indiscriminate violence and criminal activity,” said Lt. Col. Steve Stover, MND-B and 4th Infantry Division spokesman. “By taking these weapons off the streets, we are making Baghdad safer.” notas_de_prensa_archivo