Guerrillas kill 10 Iraqi security force members

BAQUBA, Iraq (Reuters) – Guerrillas killed 10 members of
the Iraqi security forces in separate attacks north of Baghdad
on Monday, officials said.

In an early morning attack in Buhriz, about 60 km (37
miles) from Baghdad, guerrillas opened fire on a checkpoint,
killing five Iraqi policemen and wounding three others, police
said.

They said six guerrillas were killed when police officers
returned fire.

In the village of Dhabab, some 100 km (62 miles) from
Baghdad, five soldiers were killed by gunmen while leaving for
work or during their morning routine, the army said.

Violence in Iraq has surged in the past few days after a
lull in attacks earlier this month during parliamentary
elections, partly due to an informal truce by some Sunni Arab
insurgent groups and strict security measures at the time.

On Friday, guerrillas stormed an army post, killing 10
soldiers and wounding 20.