IED injures 5 in Mosul

NINEWA / IraqiNews.com: Five people were wounded in an improvised explosive device blast in western Mosul, a security source said on Wednesday. “An improvised explosive device went off on Wednesday afternoon (Feb. 17) targeting an Iraqi army vehicle patrol in al-Yarmouk neighborhood, western Mosul, injuring five persons, including a soldier,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. He gave no more details. Mosul, the capital of Ninewa, is 405 km north of Baghdad. SH (P) 2