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| Iraqi soldier injured by bomb blast in Mosul |
| 2008-07-09 |
| (VOI) -- An Iraqi army soldier was injured in a roadside bomb explosion near his vehicle patrol in the city of Mosul, a police source said on Tuesday. "An improvised explosive device went off targeting an Iraqi army vehicle patrol in al-Muaared region in eastern Mosul, wounding an Iraqi soldier," the source, who asked for anonymity, told Aswat al-Iraq -- Voices of Iraq -- (VOI). "He was rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment," he continued. He did not add more details. Iraqi security forces launched a large-scale military campaign since May 10. The operation, codenamed Za'eer al-Assad (Lion's Roar), aimed at tracking down gunmen in Ninewa province. Five days later, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki announced the operation's second stage under the name Umm al-Rabiain (Mother of Two Springs). |
| Posted by:Fred |