$50m in compensation for Mosul military operations

NINEWA / IraqiNews.com: A total of $50 million has been allocated by the central government to compensate those who were harmed by the military operations that took place in Mosul city, Ninewa’s governor said on Sunday. “The money has not yet reached the province’s treasury,” Darid Kashmola told IraqiNews.com. Residents of Mosul’s al-Zanjali area will be the first to be compensated, according to the mayor, noting that the second batch will include residents of al-Sukkar neighborhood in northern Mosul. Mosul, the capital city of Ninewa, lies 405 km north of Baghdad. The original city of Mosul stands on the west bank of the Tigris River, opposite the ancient biblical city of Nineveh on the east bank, but the metropolitan area has now grown to encompass substantial areas on both banks, with five bridges linking the two sides. Despite having an amount of Kurdish population, it does not form part of the area controlled by the Kurdistan Regional Government Kurdistan RegionG). There are different communities in Mosul like Christians, Shiites and Kurds along with a Sunni majority. The fabric Muslin, long manufactured here, is named for this city. Another historically important product of the area is Mosul marble. The city is also a historic center for the Nestorian Christianity of the Assyrians, containing the tombs of several Old Testament prophets such as Jonah, Yunus in Arabic, and Nahum. SS (S)/SR 1