Ten people killed in a series of attacks in northern and central Iraq, most of which targeted security personnel, police said on Friday, dpa reported.
Two people were killed and seven injured in bombings in the Salah al-Din province, some 170 kilometres north of Baghdad. Blasts shook the cities of Tikrit, Beiji and Samraa.
In the city of Mosul gunmen killed an army officer, his wife and child in an attack on their home.
Five members of the one family were killed in a similar attack in the city of Hilla. The five were pro-government militiamen.