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21 detainees released from Ninewa jails.


NINEWA / Aswat al-Iraq: Police forces released 21 detainees from Ninewa prisons on Thursday Thursday: see week. , a source from the Ninewa operations command said.

"Ninewa operations command forces freed on Thursday (Oct. 22) 21 prisoners, who had been released by U.S. forces from the Bucca bucca /buc·ca/ (buk´ah) [L.] cheek (1).buc´cal

buc·ca
n.
The cheek.



bucca

[L.] the cheek pl. buccae.
 detention center A detention center or a detention centre is any location used for detention. Specifically, it can mean:
  • A prison
  • A structure for immigration detention
  • An internment camp or concentration camp
 in Basra," the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

"The detainees were released after investigations showed that they were not involved in terrorist operations against security agencies and civilians," he noted.

Mosul Mosul (mō`səl, mōsl`), Arab. al Mawsil, city (1987 pop. 664,221), provincial capital, N Iraq, on the Tigris River, opposite the ruins of Nineveh. , the capital of Ninewa, lies 405 km north of Baghdad.

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Date:Oct 22, 2009
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