2nd large arms cache found in Sadr city in week

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Iraqi army forces found a cache of arms and ammunition in Baghdad’s city of Sadr, the Multi-National Force (MNF) said in a statement on Wednesday. “In another independent operation in the Sadr City district of Baghdad, the Iraqi Army seized a second large cache of weapons, munitions and improvised explosive device-making material in less than a week Oct. 28,” read an MNF statement received by IraqiNews.com. “At approximately 8:30 a.m., IA soldiers from the 44th Brigade, 11th Iraqi Army Division, conducted an operation in the northern area of Sadr City. Based on intelligence gathered from local sources, the IA soldiers discovered the large cache at a suspected IED-making factory,” the statement noted. “The cache included 160 blocks of C4 explosives, 34 complete explosively formed penetrators, 53 copper plates, 40 shaped plates for EFPs, three presses and a punch, all believed to be used for making EFPs, and 14 107 mm rockets,” the statement added. SS (P) 1