| Aswat al-Iraq: Iraqi army forces on Wednesday arrested 13 wanted persons, including three suicide bombers, west of Mosul city. "Three suicide bombers wearing explosives belts were arrested near al-Hajj Ali village, al-Qayara district (60 km south of Mosul city)," a source from Ninewa's Operation Command told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. Earlier this week, a suicide bomber detonated himself inside the guesthouse of the deputy head of the Iraqi National Dialogue Front (NDF), Hassan al-Zaidan, in al-Qayara district, killing the parliamentarian and wounding two policemen. Strict security measures are currently in place in al-Hajj Ali village, where a wake is currently being held. |