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Iraq: Interior Minister Survives Assassination Attempt

Iraqi Interior Minister Jawad Al-Bolani has survived an assassination attempt in Mossul, where Operation Lion's Roar against Al-Qaeda operatives has been underway for several days (see "Iraqi Army Launches Operation to Purge Mossul, Environs Of Al-Qaeda").

Al-Bolani said that in the past four days over 500 terror operatives have been arrested.

Source: Al-Quds Al-Arabi, London, May 14, 2008

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