Baghdad: A security source told the National Iraqi News Agency (NINA): “The two bodies were found after receiving reports from residents. They were pulled from the river and handed over to the Forensic Medicine Department in Mosul.”

According to National Iraqi News Agency, the recovery operation was initiated following alerts from local residents who noticed the bodies in the river. The river rescue teams acted promptly to retrieve the bodies and ensure their safe transfer to the Forensic Medicine Department in Mosul for further examination and identification processes.

The discovery of the bodies has prompted an investigation to determine the circumstances leading to this incident. Authorities are working to identify the deceased and are appealing to the public for any information that could assist in the ongoing inquiries.