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Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Good News from Iraq: 22 Apr 2008

From MNF-I, Coalition forces find and clear two AQI IED weapons caches in Jazeera Desert.

BALAD, Iraq – Coalition forces discovered and destroyed two al-Qaeda in Iraq weapons caches during a reconnaissance patrol in the Jazeera Desert, recently.

The two caches included more than 125 improvised explosive device components, such as blasting caps, batteries, pressure plates, cordless phone chargers, IED trigger circuits, steel IED canisters, copper plates and springs.

These are the second and third weapons caches found in the Jazeera Desert in less than a month.

Both caches were destroyed.

“We are continuing our efforts to disrupt AQI’s networks and degrade their ability to carry out attacks against innocent Iraqi civilians and Iraqi and Coalition forces,” said Col. Bill Buckner, Multi-National Corps – Iraq spokesman.