Iraqi soldier killed, 2 wounded in Mosul

NINEWA / IraqiNews.com: One Iraqi soldier was killed and two others wounded when an improvised explosive device (IED) went off near their vehicle in western Mosul city on Friday, according to the chief of al-Bia’aj district council. “An IED went off on the main road linking al-Risala compound to the village of Khabra Maran, southern al-Bia’aj district, western Mosul, near an Iraqi army patrol,” Jassem Mohammed Hussein told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The blast left one patrolman killed and two others wounded and the vehicle destroyed,” Hussein added. Mosul, the capital city of Ninewa province, lies 405 km north of Baghdad. AmR (P) 1