2 unknown bodies found, civilian killed in Mosul

Iraq-Mosul NINEWA / IraqiNews.com: Iraqi army forces found two unknown bodies, while a civilian was killed by gunmen in two separate incidents in Mosul, a police source said. “A large force from the 2nd brigade of the Iraqi army found two unknown bodies in al-Sahaji region in western Mosul,” the source told IraqiNews.com, noting that the corpses bore signs of gunshot wounds to the head and the chest. “The forces sent the bodies to the forensic medicine department in Mosul,” he added. “Unknown gunmen shot and killed a civilian inside his car in al-Thawra neighborhood in western Mosul,” the same source said. Mosul, the capital city of Ninewa, lies 405 km north of Baghdad. The original city of Mosul stands on the west bank of the Tigris River, opposite the ancient biblical city of Nineveh on the east bank, but the metropolitan area has now grown to encompass substantial areas on both banks, with five bridges linking the two sides. Despite having an amount of Kurdish population, it does not form part of the area controlled by the Kurdistan Regional Government Kurdistan RegionG). There are different communities in Mosul like Christians, Shiites and Kurds along with a Sunni majority. The fabric Muslin, long manufactured here, is named for this city. Another historically important product of the area is Mosul marble. The city is also a historic center for the Nestorian Christianity of the Assyrians, containing the tombs of several Old Testament prophets such as Jonah, Yunus in Arabic, and Nahum. SH (S)/SR 1