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Sunday, May 18, 2008

Good News from Iraq: 18 May 2008

From MNF-I, Iraqi Police find large munitions cache in Mosul.

TIKRIT, Iraq – Iraqi Police in Mosul discovered a buried weapons cache of nearly 500 rounds of munitions while acting on intelligence, May 18.

An inventory of the unearthed items consisted of 120 60 mm, 220 82 mm and 100 120 mm rounds as well as 50 artillery rounds with rockets.

All materials were taken to 1 West for exploitation.

“The Iraqi Police are becoming increasingly proficient in discovering these caches,” said Maj. Peggy Kageleiry, spokesperson for Multi-National Division - North. “The Iraqi Police are paving the way for a safer and more prosperous nation.”