IED injures soldier in Mosul

NINEWA / IraqiNews.com: An Iraqi army soldier was injured on Friday in a bomb explosion that targeted an army convoy in western Mosul, a security source said. “An improvised explosive device went off on Friday (Jan. 16) targeting a convoy of the 12nd brigade of the Iraqi army in al-Shifaa neighborhood in western Mosul, near the fifth bridge, injuring a soldier,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The explosion destroyed a military vehicle,” he added. Mosul, the capital of Ninewa, lies 405 km north of Baghdad. SH (P) 1