Closed street opened in Mosul on Army Day

NINEWA / IraqiNews.com: The command of the 2nd division of the Iraqi army opened on Thursday a main road in eastern Mosul after years of closure, an army source said on Friday. “The command opened the main road leading to al-Methaq neighborhood, eastern Mosul, on the occasion of the Army Day,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency, noting that the street had been closed three years ago. He did not give more details. Mosul, the capital of Ninewa, lies 405 km north of Baghdad. SH (P) 51