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5 security officers, civilian killed in Kirkuk and Mosul

IRBIL, Feb 22 (KUNA) -- Three Iraqi policemen including an officer, two Iraqi soldiers, and a civilian were killed in separate violent incidents in the cities of Mosul and Kirkuk in northern Iraq.
A source in the Iraqi police in Mosul told KUNA that unknown gunmen attacked one of the control points of the Iraqi police in al-Sergkhana region near the Great Mosque in central Mosul, killing two policemen.
In another incident insurgents attacked one of the other Iraqi army checkpoints in Sumar neighborhood southeast of Mosul, killing two army members, source added.
Meanwhile, Kirkuk police source told KUNA that unknown gunmen opened fire and killed Kirkuk police Lt. Gen.
The unidentified gunmen opened fire and killed an Iraqi civilian on the main road south Kirkuk.(end) sbr.hs KUNA 221852 Feb 10NNNN