U.S. raid south of Baghdad destroys 30 weapons caches

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U.S. raid south of Baghdad destroys 30 weapons caches
Stars and Stripes
Mideast edition, Tuesday, January 22, 2008

U.S. military aircraft dropped 35 bombs on Arab Jabour Sunday night, the third bombing of this community south of Baghdad since the beginning of the month.

A total of 99,000 pounds of bombs have been dropped on 99 sites in Arab Jabour during the airstrikes, officials say.

In Sunday’s raid, more than 30 sites of weapons caches and explosives were targeted because they prevented coalition forces from entering areas where they hadn’t been before, according to Col. Terry Ferrell, commander of the 2nd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division.

The bombs, which weighed a total of 19,000 pounds, destroyed seven bombs and one weapons cache, according to Maj. Alayne Conway, 3rd ID spokeswoman.

The joint operation involved airstrikes by F-18 fighter jets and B-1 bombers, including Air Force, Navy and Marine aircraft, according to a news release issued by Multi-National Corps—Iraq.


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