Al-Biaaj attacker arrested

NINEWA / IraqiNews.com: The perpetrator of the attack that targeted U.S. soldiers in western Mosul yesterday was arrested at a checkpoint in the province, a military source said on Wednesday. “On Tuesday, Iraqi army forces detained an Iraqi soldier who attacked U.S. servicemen while they were providing assistance for al-Biaaj district residents…,” the source told IraqiNews.com. “The uniform of the soldier, who belongs to the 3rd Division stationed in western Mosul, was found inside a house,” the source explained. “Investigations are currently underway,” the source added. On Tuesday, an Iraqi army source said that three U.S. servicemen and three women were wounded when an Iraqi soldier opened fire on them in al-Biaaj district. 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). SS (S)/SR 1