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• n  an ancient Assyrian city on the Tigris across from the modern city of Mosul in the northern part of what is now known as Iraq

• Nineveh

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• Suicide bomber kills 7 after close of Iraq polls
  BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed seven people at an Iraqi vote counting center on Thursday evening, police said, hours after polls closed in two Sunni Muslim-dominated provinces. Most Iraqis voted for provincial councils in April but the Shi'ite-led government postponed elections in Anbar and Nineveh, citing security concerns after months of protests by the country's Sunni minority ...
  June 20, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News
• Security tight as Iraqis vote in Sunni-dominated provinces
  BAGHDAD (Reuters) - An Iraqi electoral official was killed in a roadside bombing on Thursday, police said, as two Sunni Muslim-dominated provinces went to the polls under tight security. Most Iraqis voted for provincial councils in April but the Shi'ite Muslim-led government postponed elections in Anbar and Nineveh, citing security concerns after months of protests by the country's Sunni ...
  June 20, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News