Army detains 3 wanted persons south of Mosul

NINEWA / IraqiNews.com: Iraqi army forces arrested three wanted persons south of Mosul city on Sunday, according to a military source. “A force from the Iraqi army’s 2nd Division stationed in Mosul captured on Sunday (May 16) three wanted men on the Mosul–Baghdad highway, south of Mosul,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The wanted men, arrested with weapons in their possession, were referred to investigations,” he added, not giving further details. Mosul, the capital city of the violence-stricken province of Ninewa, lies 405 km north of Baghdad. AmR (P) 3