Gunmen killed nine people, including seven members of the security forces, on Saturday in separate attacks on checkpoints in north Iraq, security and medical officials said.
In the deadliest shooting, five members of the security forces died when gunmen opened fire on a checkpoint in the Turkmen town of Rashidiyah, north-east of the main northern city of Mosul, an army captain said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Two other security personnel were wounded, the officer said, without specifying how many of the dead were soldiers and policemen.