Iraqi Army soldiers from the 2nd Iraqi Army Division and Soldiers from Company A, 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division discovered several tons of explosives and propellant during a morning raid in an isolated area located on the western outskirts of Mosul July 19. The cache was found in three large containers and an abandoned bus hulk in a quarry that also contained improvised explosive device-making material. Iraqi and Coalition explosive ordnance disposal experts were called to the site but determined that it would be best reduced by using a Coalition air strike. | "Hokay, Jones! Lend me your stogey for a second, and we'll just..." "Ummm... Sir? How fast can we run up the side of this quarry?" "Good point. I'll call for an air strike." |