159 detainees released in Mosul

NINEWA / IraqiNews.com: A total of 159 detainees have been released from Iraqi jails in Mosul after they have been cleared of all wrongdoing, according to an army source. “Army forces from the second division, stationed in Mosul, freed 159 detainees from the division’s jails in al-Arabi neighborhood, northern Mosul,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. The source explained that no evidence has been found of their involvement in acts of violence. Those released have been acquitted by the court, he added. Mosul, the capital city of Ninewa province, lies 405 km north of Baghdad. SS (P)/SR 1