IED injures 3 Iraqi soldiers in Mosul

Mosul-Explosion NINEWA / IraqiNews.com: Three Iraqi soldiers were wounded on Tuesday when an improvised explosive device went off targeting their patrol in western Mosul, a police source said. “The bomb was detonated in al-Aamel neighborhood in western Mosul, targeting an Iraqi army walking patrol, injuring three soldiers,” the source told IraqiNews.com. “The wounded were sent to a nearby hospital for treatment,” he also said. Meanwhile, the same source said that another bomb exploded today targeting an Iraqi army carries in al-Yarmouk neighborhood in western Mosul, causing material damage to the carrier. 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