Curfew in Sinjar as security operation starts

NINEWA / IraqiNews.com: Local authorities in Sinjar announced a curfew in the district and the beginning of a military operation to track down gunmen in the area, the mayor of Sinajr said on Thursday. “The operation is conducted by Iraqi-U.S. forces,” Dikheel Qassem Hassoun told IraqiNews.com news agency. Sinjar is 120 km west of Mosul. “The operation relies on intelligence tip-off,” he said. Mosul, the capital city of Ninewa province, lies 405 km north of Baghdad. MH (P)/AmR 1