Weapons depot found in Missan

Iraq-Missan MISSAN / IraqiNews.com: Iraqi and U.S. forces found a weapons cache near Amara city in Missan, the Multi-National Forces said on Tuesday. “Iraqi Army soldiers seized a weapons cache while on a combined patrol in the southeastern portion of Amara,” said the statement received by IraqiNews.com. “The Iraqi soldiers from the 4th Battalion, 38th IA Brigade with Soldiers from the 2nd Bn., 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division found 100 12.7 mm rounds, 250 7.62 linked ammo, 13 rifle propelled grenades with one launcher, one AK47, 12 AK 47 magazines, two-mortar tubes and an unknown number of mortar rounds,” it explained. “The operation was based on a tip-off,” the statement noted. Missan is a Shiite province. Its capital city is al-Amara. Sitting on the Tigris River, Amara lies 390 km south of Baghdad. Missan, in the east of the country, bordering Iran, is home to many marsh Arabs. SH (P)/SR 1