Report: Emergency powers extended to Mosul; 50 'suspected gunmen' arrested

Above: A U.S. gunship over Mosul. Mosul is Iraq's third largest city, with about 2,000,000 inhabitants. A mix of Arabs and Kurds, it is the subject of dispute between the two

Mosul, Apr 3, (VOI) - The law-imposing plan has started in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, Ninewa mayor said on Tuesday.

"The law-imposing plan started in Mosul this morning. This plan will be similar to that being implemented in Baghdad since mid-February," Mayor Duraid Mohammed Kashmolah told the independent news agency Voices of Iraq (VOI).

He added, "the plan will include the positioning of checkpoints in Mosul city, raiding gunmen's hideouts and gaining security for the city’s hot spots."

Mosul, the capital city of the predominantly Sunni province of Ninewa, is 402 km north of Baghdad.

Meanwhile, Ninewa police chief Wathiq al-Hamdani said "50 suspected gunmen were detained today under the law-imposing plan in Mosul."

Lieutenant-Colonel Ahmed al-Zibari, spokesman for the Iraqi army 2nd Division, said "Iraqi troops, backed by U.S. forces, arrested 33 suspected militants and found weapon caches during raids in the city of Mosul."

From VOI

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