Civilian killed, woman wounded by Mosul random fire

NINEWA / IraqiNews.com: A civilian was killed and a woman was wounded in two random shooting incidents in downtown Mosul city, a police source said on Wednesday. ‘Today, a civilian was killed in a random shooting by Iraqi police personnel in downtown Mosul’s Ghazi St.,” the source told IraqiNews.com. “Meanwhile, a woman was wounded in another random shooting incident in al-Dawasa area, downtown Mosul,” the source added, noting that she was inside her house when fragments of shattered glass hit her. 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 in Mosul, 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