5 IEDs defused in Mosul

NINEWA / IraqiNews.com: Iraqi security forces on Thursday defused five improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and arrested three wanted persons in different parts of Mosul city, according to a security source. “On Thursday, security personnel defused three explosive charges in al-Ikhaa neighborhood and two others in Arbaji, eastern Mosul,” the source told IraqiNews.com. Meanwhile, three wanted men were captured during a raid on a house in Haramat neighborhood, western Mosul, in light of intelligence tips, the source added. 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. SS (S) 1