Friday, September 27, 2024

Baghdad

3 wanted men arrested west of Mosul

NINEWA / IraqiNews.com: Iraqi army forces captured three wanted men separately west of Mosul city on Saturday, according to a military source. “An Iraqi Army’s 3rd Division’s 2nd Contingent arrested two wanted men in the district of al-Mahlabiya, west of Mosul, with varied weapons in their possession,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “In another incident, an army force arrested a wanted person in the district of al-Biaj, (126 km) west of Mosul,” the source added. “The three men are now remanded under investigative custody,” he said, not giving more details. Mosul, the capital city of the violence-stricken province of Ninewa, lies 405 km north of Baghdad. AmR (P) 3