Gunmen attack police patrol in Talafar

NINEWA /Iraqi News A police vehicle patrol was attacked by gunmen in northwest of Mosul on Thursday, according to a police source. “Unknown gunmen attacked a police vehicle patrol in al-Qalaa neighborhood in central Talafar, northwest of Mosul, without leaving casualties,” the source told Iraqi News. “The attack damaged one of the patrol’s vehicles, while security forces cordoned off the whole area and started a security operation for the attackers,” he said. Mosul, the capital of Ninewa, lies 405 km north of Baghdad. SH (P)/SR 2