Iraqi soldiers, Marines find weapons cache in Fallujah 

Soldiers from the 1-2-1 Iraqi Army partnered with the U.S. Marines from Regimental Combat Team – 8 discovered a weapons cache and detained six insurgents during cordon and search operations in northeast Fallujah early today. The weapons captured included 30 mortar rounds of various sizes; bomb-making material, to include cordless phones and cell phones used to remotely detonate improvised explosive devices and a significant amount of wire; propaganda-producing equipment with multiple audio and video tapes; and small arms, to include rocket launchers, and approximately 500 rounds of ammunition and 23 grenades. A suicide vest and plastic explosives were also found in the cache, a weapon typically used for targeting large groups of civilians. The weapons were destroyed in a controlled detonation near the site. Iraqi Army soldiers and U.S. Forces continue to capture weapons, bomb-making material and propaganda material from the insurgency, further degrading their ability to operate against Iraqi citizens and Coalition Forces in Fallujah.