Mosul , the capital of Nineveh province , is about 400 kilometers ( 250 miles ) north of Baghdad . Iraqi army killed two al Qaeda - linked militants in southern Baghdad , federal police official said . Roadside bombs killed three police officers elsewhere in the city , police say . Soldiers killed two gunmen who tried to attack an army vehicle , according to police . Gunmen killed a civilian driver , police say .
Iraqi army killed two al Qaeda - linked militants in southern Baghdad , federal police official said . Roadside bombs killed three police officers elsewhere in the city , police say . Soldiers killed two gunmen who tried to attack an army vehicle , according to police . Gunmen killed a civilian driver , police say .