Ninewa barricades to be reduced

NINEWA / IraqiNews.com: An ad hoc committee was set up to reconsider proper alternatives for opening roads in the city of Mosul, according to a media source in Ninewa province on Thursday. “The committee is composed of members in the provincial administration, the operations command, the police and the traffic department to discuss ways to lessen the number of concrete barricades and smoothen traffic,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. Mosul, the capital city of Ninewa province, lies 405 km north of Baghdad. AmR (P) 1