Gunman arrested in Mosul

NINEWA / IraqiNews.com: Iraqi special forces captured a wanted gunman in west of Mosul city on Friday, an official police source in Ninewa said. “Iraq’s Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) forces in Talafar captured today (April 23) a gunman who is wanted on charges of involvement in acts of violence in Talafar district, (60 km) west of Mosul, and other areas in Ninewa,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “Ismail Khaddoush, a local resident in Talafar, was captured in an operation conducted in 17 Tammuz neighborhood, west of Mosul, without any clashes or casualties, based on intelligence tip-offs obtained by security agencies,” the source added. Mosul, the capital city of the violence-stricken province of Ninewa, lies 405 km north of Baghdad. AmR (P) 3