Defense minister in Mosul to meet officials

NINEWA / IraqiNews.com: The Iraqi defense minister on Saturday arrived in Mosul city to meet with security officials there, according to a local security source. “Upon his arrival in Mosul city this afternoon, Defense Minister Abdulqadir Mohammed al-Obeidi met with Ninewa Governor Athil al-Nujeifi, Ninewa Operations Commander Staff Maj. Gen. Hassan Kareem Khudeir, and several security commanders…,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. The meeting tackled the security situation in the province, the source explained. Mosul, the capital city of Ninewa province, lies 405 km north of Baghdad. SS (P) 1