Baghdad - Two people were killed and another four wounded on Tuesday when clashes erupted between residents and armed men suspected of belonging to al-Qaeda, a police source said.

The clashes erupted between residents of the al-Ahrash district in the northern Sulaymaniyah province and gunmen. Town residents had accused the gunmen of kidnapping a local farmer.

Two of the wounded belonged to the Sunni tribal Awakening councils, also known as sons of Iraq, who collaborated with the US in fighting against al-Qaeda militias, the source said.

"The gunmen are known, they are al-Qaeda militias, who move along the al-Azzem river between Salahaddin province and Diyala," a relative of the kidnapped man told the Voices of Iraq (VOI) news agency.

Separately, gunmen wounded a 10-year-old child in the restive city of Mosul. The child was moved to hospital for treatment, VOI reported. (dpa)