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| Iraq |
| 3 civilians wounded in Makhmour |
| 2008-07-20 |
| NINEWA, July 19 (VOI) – Three civilians, including a woman, on Saturday were wounded in a roadside bomb attack on the main road linking al-Qayiara district to Makhmour suburb, said a source from the Iraqi army. "A roadside bomb went off targeting a civilian car at the main road that links al-Qayiara district to Makhmour suburb (60 km south of Mosul)," the source told Aswat al-Iraq - Voices of Iraq - (VOI) on condition of anonymity. "Three of the car's passengers, including a woman, were wounded," he said. "The injured persons are residents of al-Qayiara district, and they were on their way to one of Makhmour suburb's villages when the bomb detonated," he added. "Injuries were admitted to the Emergency Hospital in Arbil, and one of them is in critical condition," he noted. Makhmour suburb is a disputed area between the two provinces of Arbil and Ninewa, and it lies 68 km southwest of Arbil city, which is 349 km northeast of Baghdad. In its latest report regarding dispute areas, the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) suggested that Makhmour suburb should be administrated by Arbil province, the capital of Iraq's Kurdistan region. Mosul, capital city of Ninewa province, lies 405 km north of Baghdad. |
| Posted by:Steve White |