Five Wanted men captured in Ninewa

Mosul-Wanted NINEWA / IraqiNews.com: Army forces on Thursday captured five wanted men during a security operation in eastern Mosul, an Iraqi army source said. “A force from the 12th brigade of the Iraqi army arrested five wanted men during a military operation in Bakr neighborhood in eastern Mosul,” the source told IraqiNews.com. “They are now under investigation,” he added. Meanwhile, another army source said that “an explosive device went off targeting an Iraqi army vehicle patrol in 17 Tanmouz region in western Mosul without leaving casualties.” “The explosion caused some material damage,” he 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. 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. SH (S)/SR 1