Western peacekeepers have come under attack in the weeks since, and have discovered caches of weapons around the city as well.
Sometimes they had actually discovered little caches of arms or a few antique coins of worthless copper.
Marine patrols discovered several caches of Iraqi weapons and ammunition.
The army has discovered caches of weapons and explosives during some of the searches, officers said.
Other reports said that in preliminary fighting, Marines had discovered sizeable caches of enemy chemical weapons just inside Kuwaiti territory.
The American military has discovered illegal caches of artillery in the hands of some political parties.
Bravo Company soon discovered large caches of weapons and equipment.
Wide awake, he kept having visions of discovering secret caches of money around the house and using them to solve all his financial problems.
On 27 February the area was swept again, confirming additional enemy losses and discovering caches, including 5 crew-served weapons, 16 small arms, and assorted ammunition.
Often, soldiers have discovered large caches of weapons and ammunition and some suspected guerrillas.