In an interview with reporters, Rear Admiral Gregory Smith, Director of Communications, Deputy Spokesman, said: What we’re seeing is an increase, I think, in the use of weapons by special groups, Iranian-backed special groups. Many of these caches have been in Iraq for some time now. And through, I guess, the vigilance of both our operations and that of the tips by local citizens, we’re uncovering more and more of these caches. Last month, Iraqi and coalition forces seized 836 caches. This is the highest total since the start of Operation Fardh al-Qanoon . In just the past week, Iraqi and coalition forces captured 212 weapons caches across Iraq, two of those coming from here inside Baghdad, with growing links to the Iranian-backed special groups. What’s significant is that there are still attacks occurring daily by Iranian-backed special groups against coalition and Iraqi Security Forces. And the more of these munitions we take off the street the better
On the afternoon of February 14th, there was an explosion in an open air market in Sadr City which was done by Iranian-backed special groups.