Two Iraqi policemen have been killed in the latest string of terrorist attacks to hit the northern Iraqi city of Mosul. In the first incident, one policeman was killed on Saturday by unidentified gunmen in the western part of Mosul. According to a report published by the Aswat al-Iraq news agency, the attack took place in the Hay al-Athar neighborhood.
Security forces cordoned off the area after the attack and launched an investigation.
In another incident in Mosul, an Iraqi police officer was shot dead.
"On Saturday, unidentified gunmen opened fire on a customs policeman who was driving his car in the al-Falah area, killing him on the spot," a local security source said. The victim was visiting his son in Mosul.
A volatile ethnic mix of Sunni Arabs, Kurds, and Christians, Mosul has been the scene of frequent shootings and bombings, and US commanders regard the once cosmopolitan city as the last urban bastion of the Al-Qaeda in Iraq. The capital city of Iraq's Nineveh province is situated some 396 kilometers (250 miles) northwest of Baghdad.