Wednesday, November 30
HUGE PILE OF GUNS N' AMMO FOUND NEAR KIRKUK
As much as been normally uncovered in two months.
| November 28, 2005 TIKRIT, Iraq – U.S. Soldiers discovered more than 2,700 mortar rounds near an abandoned Iraqi Army base south of Kirkuk Sunday morning. Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division’s 2nd Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, and explosive ordnance disposal experts began the task of unearthing the weapons from a mound located in a field full of similar mounds. Iraqi and U.S. forces are securing the site and preparing to excavate the remaining mounds in search of additional weapons. This cache alone has yielded as much explosive material as gathered in the brigade’s area over the past two months, according to the EOD team at the site. Weapons and explosives seized by Iraqi and U.S. forces are normally moved to a secure location and disposed of through controlled detonations in order to keep them from being used against local citizens and coalition forces. Weblog LINK |
