IED defused in western Mosul

NINEWA / IraqiNews.com: A military force on Monday defused an improvised explosive device in western Mosul without casualties, an army source said. “A force from the 3rd division of the Iraqi army defused on Monday afternoon (Oct. 12) an improvised explosive device, planted on the road between Mosul and Talafar, western Mosul, without leaving casualties,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The operation was launched in light of intelligence information,” he said. Mosul, the capital of Ninewa, is 405 km north of Baghdad. SH (P)/SR 2