Iraqi citizens lead troops to weapons cashe

Iraqi citizens led coalition troops to a weapons cache near Mahdiryia, Iraq. Included in the cashe were 7 pressure plates. The plates are used to detonate a form of improvised explosive device (IED) that is specifically targeted against Coalition and Iraqi troops on foot patrol. Link here.

The cache was hidden outside a small farm house. In addition to the pressure plates, there were a dozen 120 mm mortars, one 82 mm mortar, a 60 mm mortar system with firing tube and base plate, a bag of mortar fins, and a DSHKA high-caliber machine gun.