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| CENTCOM News Release 27 July |
| 2004-07-27 |
| IRAQI CITIZEN TURNS IN WEAPONS TO TASK FORCE DANGER SOLDIERS TIKRIT, Iraq - An Iraqi citizen turned in several weapon systems to Task Force Danger Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 120th Infantry Regiment at Multi-National Forces base near Tuz on July 26 at about 7:00 a.m. The civilian brought the weapons to Forward Operating Base Bernstein as part of a weapons buy-back program. The weapons included three 60mm mortar tubes, three 60mm mortar base plates, and two .50-caliber anti-aircraft machine guns. The Soldiers secured the cache at an ammunition holding area for destruction. MARINES SEIZE OVER 200 MORTAR ROUNDS IN AL ANBAR TRUCK SEARCH FALLUJAH, Iraq - Marines from the 1st Marine Division interdicted a record number of mortar rounds Monday, successfully preventing the transit of lethal weapons that are employed daily in attacks against both Iraqi and Coalition Forces. Marines of 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion stopped a KIA pick-up truck laden with bags of grain at a vehicle checkpoint Monday. Upon a thorough search of the vehicle's contents, they discovered 219 60 mm mortar rounds concealed in the bags. This find is significant to the I Marine Expeditionary Force Area of Operations since roughly 40 percent of the indirect fire attacks within the Al Anbar Province are mortar related and are typically lower caliber rounds. Besides recovering the mortar rounds, two men were detained in connection with the incident. This find - considered to be the single largest cache of 60 mm mortar rounds since I MEF took control of the province in March - is part of an ongoing campaign to disarm Anti Iraqi Forces who stand in the way of a new democratic Iraq. Caches containing a wide variety of weaponry and ammunition are found and recovered daily throughout the country. The diligence of our Marines to continue to search for and safely destroy these arms directly contributes to our success in preventing further attacks against both Iraqi and Coalition Forces. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #1 Forward operating base BERNSTEIN: "SUCH A DEAL HAVE I GOT FOR YOU! YOU WANT THAT I SHOULD BUY YOUR RPGs FOR HOW MUCH? MESHUGGENAH! I'M LOADED WITH RPGs ALREADY! SO BRING IN THE WMD ALREADY...TOP DOLLAR PAID...CASH!" |
| Posted by: borgboy 2004-07-27 7:49:13 PM |