Baghdad  - A member of the Awakening Council was killed on Saturday and another two wounded in two separate attacks in the northern Iraqi city of Baquba, media reports said.

In one incident, militants opened fire on a location of the Awakening Council in Baquba's Had Mokasar's area, killing one member, police sources told the Voices of Iraq (VOI) news agency.

In Baquba's Behrez area, militants attacked another meeting point of the Awakening Council, injuring two members.

The Awakening Councils are local police squads located mainly in Sunni provinces which fight the al-Qaeda terrorist network. (dpa)