5 IEDs rock Mosul; no casualties reported

NINEWA / IraqiNews.com: Five sticky improvised explosive devices (IEDs) on Thursday went off in downtown Mosul city, but no casualties were reported, according to a local security source. “Five explosive devices went off consecutively in front of five houses belonging to Iraqi police and army personnel in al-Farouq al-Qadeem area, downtown Mosul, but no casualties were reported,” the source told IraqiNews.com. Minor damage was reported to the houses, the source added. 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. SS (P) 1