Operation Plymouth Rock continues

Iraqi and Marine Forces Capture 32, Find Large Weapons CacheOperation Plymouth Rock continues in northern BabilNov. 29, 2004 Forward Operating Base Kalsu, Iraq -- Iraqi and U.S. forces rounded up 32 suspected anti-Iraqi militants and uncovered a stockpile of more than 500 artillery rounds in heavy activity south of Baghdad Saturday.Iraqi national guardsmen, backed by elements of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, detained five individuals in a raid near Musayyib. Marines captured 21 suspects in two separate raids near Lutafiyah and five more in a pair of raids near Haswah.Meanwhile, Marines attacked by a roadside bomb southwest of Lutafiyah chased down two suspected attackers, killing one, capturing another, and recovering what they believe was the remote detonator used in the attack.Elsewhere, Marines searching for weapons stockpiles near Yusufiyah turned up the following:(512) 130 mm mortar rounds(41) 152 mm artillery rounds(5) 120 mm mortars(2) 82 mm mortars(2) 120 mm rockets(6) 122 mm rocket warheads(28) 115 mm tank main-gun rounds(3) homemade rocket launchers(1) mortar base plateIraqi, U.S. and British forces have been conducting raids throughout southern Baghdad and northern Babil province since Nov. 23, when Operation Plymouth Rock kicked off in the town of Jabella, about 50 miles south of the capital.More than 5,000 Iraqi, U.S. and British forces are participating in the operation, which has so far netted more than 180 suspected insurgents.