MNF-Iraq: More weapons caches located

Multi-National Force - Iraq:

BAGHDAD – Baghdad Soldiers from 3rd Platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, discovered a large cache while on patrol in the Mansour district of Baghdad Jan. 11 in support of Operation Phantom Phoenix. The troops discovered approximately 1,860 items in the cache. Contents of the cache included such items as 1,000 blasting caps, 100 feet of detonation cord, machine guns, an assortment of 70 mortars, 316 hand grenades of various types, preassembled improvised explosive devices and unknown bulk explosives totaling 850 pounds.

In a separate incident Jan. 11, Concerned Local Citizens located six 107 mm mortar rounds in Ghazaliyah. Once they located these rounds, they immediately contacted US troops.