From MNF-I, 950 pounds of explosives found.
BAGHDAD — Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers, along with their Iraqi Army counterparts, discovered two large homemade explosive caches during Operation Rogue Stomp from July 29-30 in the Baghdad neighborhood of Jamia.
Troops from 3rd Battalion, 5th Regiment, 6th Iraqi Army Division and the 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, made the discoveries during their two-day clearing operation.
The first cache, more than 400 lbs. of homemade explosives, was found on the evening of July 29. Military working dogs assisted in the find, and an explosive ordnance disposal team conducted a controlled burn of the substance. The explosives detonated, destroying the abandoned house where it was discovered.
The second cache netted 16 bags of homemade explosives, totaling 550 lbs., along with a rocket-propelled grenade and other IED-making materials. An explosive ordnance disposal unit performed a controlled detonation of the bomb-making materials.
Both caches were located close to the newly constructed Coalition Outpost Lion. That outpost serves as the Iraqi Army’s primary patrolling base for operations in and around the Jamia neighborhood.
More than 2,000 lbs. of homemade explosives have been confiscated in Jamia by Iraqi Army and Coalition Forces in July.
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