A policeman and an Iraqi soldier were killed and one civilian was injured in two separate incidents in western Mosul, a police source said on Thursday.

killed a policeman on Wednesday night near his house in Mosul al-Jadieda region, western Mosul," the source, who asked for anonymity, told Aswat al-Iraq - Voices of Iraq - (VOI).

"Another group of gunmen killed an Iraqi soldier who was on vacation near his house in al-Seha neighborhood in western Mosul, and injured a civilian was accompanying him," he added.

"The civilian was rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment," he also said.

Mosul, the capital city of Ninewa, lies 405 km north of Baghdad.

The original city of Mosul stands on the west bank of the Tigris River, opposite the ancient biblical city of Nineveh on the east bank, but the metropolitan area has now grown to encompass substantial areas on both banks, with five bridges linking the two sides.

Despite having an amount of Kurdish population, it does not form part of the area controlled by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG).

The fabric Muslin, long manufactured here, is named for this city. Another historically important product of the area is Mosul marble.

The city is also a historic center for the Nestorian Christianity of the Assyrians, containing the tombs of several Old Testament prophets such as Jonah, Yunus in Arabic, and Nahum.

HEYET Net- VOI