Mr. Maliki Goes To Mosul
Baghdad, Feb 2, (VOI) – Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki headed on Saturday with an accompanying delegation to the city of Mosul to check security conditions, Maliki’s media advisor said.
“Maliki led a delegation to Mosul to meet with leaders and military commanders to check security conditions in the city and visit the wounded victims of the recent Zanjili bombing attacks,” Yassin Majid told Aswat al-Iraq – Voices of Iraq – (VOI).
Last week while delivering a speech in the holy Shiite city of Karbala, Maliki said a “decisive” battle would be fought with al-Qaeda organization in Mosul, the capital of Ninewa province, 402 km north of Baghdad.
Preparations were underway for a week now to hammer out a security plan in the aftermath of deadly bombing attacks in Zanjili area, western Mosul, which left 205 civilians killed or wounded.