Bomb injures 2 civilians in Makhmour

ARBIL / IraqiNews.com: Two civilians were wounded on Thursday in a bomb explosion in Makhmour district in northern Iraq, an Iraqi army source said. “The bomb exploded near a civilian car on the road between Makhmour and al-Gayara, injuring two civilians,” the source told IraqiNews.com. “The wounded were rushed to the public hospital for treatment,” he added, noting that the driver’s wounds are serious. “The army forces cordoned off the area and opened investigation on it,” he also said. Makhmour is a disputed area between the two provinces of Arbil and Ninewa. It lies 68 km southwest of Arbil city. In its latest report regarding dispute areas, the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) suggested that Makhmour should be administrated by Arbil. Arbil, also written Erbil or Irbil, is believed to be one of the oldest continuously inhabited in the world and is one of the largest cities in Iraq. The city lies eighty kilometers (fifty miles) east of Mosul. In 2005, its estimated population was 990,000 inhabitants. The city is the capital of the autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan region and the Kurdistan Regional Government Kurdistan RegionG). SH (S) 1