Weapons cache found north of Mosul

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: A Joint force of Iraqi and U.S. personnel found a weapons cache in north of Mosul, the Multinational forces said in a statement on Wednesday. “A weapons cache, consisting of materials commonly used by insurgents in the creation of improvised explosive devices during a joint effort by Iraqi Army and U.S. forces, was discovered and removed north of Mosul, Iraq, Sept. 21,” said the statement received by Iraqi News. “The cache was discovered in an abandoned home by U.S. forces during a reconnaissance patrol,” it added. “Elements of 3rd Brigade, 1st Iraqi Army Division and a U.S. explosives ordnance detachment arrived at the cache site to safely remove the items and collect evidence.” “The weapons cache consisted of grenades, a dual-tone multi-function board, hand-held radios, a blasting cap with wires and a video camcorder cassette,” it said. Mosul, the capital of Ninewa, lies 405 km north of Baghdad. SH (P) 1