Bombing suspect’s home yields weapons cache
TIKRIT, Iraq – Iraqi police successfully raided the home of a bombing suspect and seized a large cache of weapons Jan. 5 in Kirkuk.
Acting on a tip, police officers moved to the location and quickly discovered 100 artillery rounds, 30 lbs. of plastic explosives, hand grenades, blasting caps and a rocket along with nearly $1,000 in U.S. and Iraqi currency.
Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team assisted the police in disposing of the weapons and explosives.
Soldiers detain suspect with weapons, explosives
BAGHDAD, Iraq – Task Force Baghdad Soldiers working at a check point Jan. 4 questioned two men and detained one when they fled their vehicle and tried to escape.
After conducting a vehicle search, Soldiers found four AK-47s, two grenades, improvised explosive device making materials and a global positioning system.
Soldiers detained one of the suspects, seized the weapons and removed the vehicle. The check points are designed to stop the flow of weapons and the movement of terrorists in Baghdad.
Soldiers seize, destroy weapons caches
BAGHDAD, Iraq – In separate operations, Task Force Baghdad Soldiers seized a significant amount of weapons Jan. 4, further denying terrorists the opportunity to bring harm to Iraqi civilians and Coalition Forces.
One of the caches was so significant that Soldiers conducted a controlled detonation on the spot.
While conducting a local presence patrol in south Baghdad, Soldiers discovered a weapons cache at approximately 1 p.m. The cache included 34 155mm artillery rounds, two 130mm artillery rounds, two 82mm mortar rounds, three 60mm mortar rounds, three TJ7 kickout mortar rounds, 8,500 7.62mm rounds, two 668-type 6 rockets, one 30mm barrel and 100 feet of detonation cord. The patrolling Soldiers notified an explosive ordinance disposal unit, which performed the detonation.
Soldiers patrolling north of Baghdad discovered the second cache at approximately 3 p.m., which included 22 surface-to-air missiles and 5,000 rounds of 2.3mm ammunition. The Soldiers seized control of the cache and rendered the area safe.
LT Robert Marsh and AO2 Michael Piccone with the Navy EOD Detatchment 11 with the EOD Mobile Unit 11 out of Woodby Island, WA detonate a test explosion at range ASP4 in Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq on January 5, 2006 (U.S. Army photo by PFC Timothy J. Villareal)
Gazing through the telescopic sight of his M24 rifle, Staff Sgt Jim Gilliland, leader of Shadow sniper team, fixed his eye on the Iraqi insurgent who had just killed an American soldier.
His quarry stood nonchalantly in the fourth-floor bay window of a hospital in battle-torn Ramadi, still clasping a long-barrelled Kalashnikov. Instinctively allowing for wind speed and bullet drop, Shadow's commander aimed 12 feet high. For more read this: taking out the islamonazis one at a time!
A single shot hit the Iraqi in the chest and killed him instantly. It had been fired from a range of 1,250 metres [4,101 feet/.777 miles], well beyond the capacity of the powerful Leupold sight, accurate to 1,000 metres. ** Guess thats another 72 virgin goats for that dead islamopath
"I believe it is the longest confirmed kill in Iraq with a 7.62mm rifle," said Staff Sgt Gilliland, 28, who hunted squirrels in Double Springs, Alabama from the age of five before progressing to deer - and then people.
** Finally a quick reminder to George Galloway, that he should be representing the people who voted him into office and not poncing about on Celeb Big Brother
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