Multi-National Corps – Iraq
Public Affairs Office, Camp Victory
APO AE 09342
2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment Public Affairs
Multi-National Division – Baghdad PAO
AL BAYTARA, ABU GHRAIB, Iraq – Iraqi Army Soldiers from 3d Battalion, 3d Brigade, 6th Division and Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldiers found different weapons and explosives caches in a suspected bomb making facility in Al Baytara, Abu Ghraib, just outside of Baghdad Jan 7.
Based upon a tip from a local citizen, the Iraqi Army unit found a cache consisting of more than 5,000 rounds of machine gun ammunition, a sniper rifle, rocket propelled grenade launchers, mortar rounds, rockets, rocket tubes, tank rounds, artillery rounds, an artillery round filled with home made explosives, various components for improvised explosive devices, bomb making materials, grenades, and more than 50 gallons of liquid home made explosive and 120 pounds of solid home made explosive.
“The discovery of this cache by the Iraqi Army demonstrates that Al-Qaeda in Iraq still poses a dangerous threat to the security of the Abu Ghraib area, but it also highlights the increasing competence and effectiveness of the Iraqi Army,” said Maj. Jon Pendell, spokesperson for the 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment.
The MND-B Soldiers were from Company A, 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment ‘Gimlets’, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, attached to the 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment.
The cache was recovered by explosive ordnance disposal personnel and destroyed on site.
