7 wanted men arrested in Mosul

NINEWA / IraqiNews.com: Iraqi army forces on Monday arrested seven wanted men after two bombs exploded in western Mosul, a security source said. “ A force from the 6th brigade of the 2nd division of the Iraqi army arrested seven wanted men in al-Zinjili region in western Mosul,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “ The arrest operation comes after two bombs went off targeting two army patrols on Sunday (March 1) in al-Islah al-Zeraei region in western Mosul,” he added. A security source had said earlier that three army soldiers were wounded on Sunday when a bomb exploded targeting their vehicle patrol in al-Islah al-Zeraei region, while another bomb detonated targeting another patrol which rushed to the region to carry the wounded. Mosul, the capital of Ninewa, lies 405 km north of Baghdad. SH (P)/SR 1