Curfew in Sinjar as security operation starts
March 12, 2009 - 03:09:47
NINEWA / Aswat al-Iraq: Local authorities in Sinjar announced a curfew in the district and the beginning of a military operation to track down gunmen in the area, the mayor of Sinajr said on Thursday.
“The operation is conducted by Iraqi-U.S. forces,” Dikheel Qassem Hassoun told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.
Sinjar is 120 km west of Mosul.
“The operation relies on intelligence tip-off,” he said.
Mosul, the capital city of Ninewa province, lies 405 km north of Baghdad.
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