Soldier wounded in Mosul blast

NINEWA / IraqiNews.com: An Iraqi serviceman on Sunday was wounded when an improvised explosive device (IED) went off in eastern Mosul, according to a military source. “The explosion occurred in al-Mithaq neighborhood, eastern Mosul,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. Mosul, the capital city of Ninewa province, lies 405 km north of Baghdad. SS (P) 1