SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iraqi federal police seized a large quantity of unexploded ordnances (UXO) in Kirkuk province, authorities said on Saturday.
In a statement, Iraq’s federal police said its units had discovered a large cache of improvised explosive devices (IED), Katyusha rockets and detonators on the outskirts of Wadi Abu Khanajer in Riyadh district, southwest of Kirkuk.
The explosives included 11 IEDs, 11 Katyusha rockets, two rocket launchers, eight detonators, 4 23mm mortar rounds, one SPG-9, and one 120mm mortar round, the statement read.
Meanwhile, Yehia Rasool, spokesman for commander-in-chief of armed forces, said 53 mortar shells, 75 detonators and three thank shells were seized in al-Shuhada neighborhood in Riyadh district.
