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2 IEDs defused in Mosul

January 25, 2009 - 04:33:50

NINEWA / Aswat al-Iraq: Iraqi army personnel defused two improvised explosive devices in two separate incidents in western Mosul on Sunday, a military intelligence source in the city said.

“A force from the 2nd Division’s 6th Brigade stationed in Mosul defused an IED without incident in al-Islah al-Ziraie area, western Mosul,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

“Another 6th Brigade force dealt with a second IED in Haramat area, also western Mosul, without incident,” the source said, adding the IED was a cannon shell prepared to explode.

He did not give further details.

Mosul, the capital city of Ninewa province, lies 405 km north of Baghdad.

AmR (P)

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