Soldier killed in western Mosul

NINEWA /Iraqi News One soldier was killed on Tuesday by a gun with a silencer at a checkpoint in western Mosul, according to a security source. “A gunman shot the solider using a gun with a silencer at an army checkpoint in al-Islah al-Zeraai neighborhood in western Mosul,” the source told Iraqi News. He gave no more details. Mosul, the capital of Ninewa, lies 405 km north of Baghdad. SH (P)/SR 2