BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi soldiers fired into the air Monday in an effort to disperse protesters demonstrating in the north of the country against the Shiite-led government, according to officials.

Two security officials in the Mosul operations command center said shots were fired after a small number of protesters in the city tried to climb onto Iraqi army Humvees. They said no one was injured in the shooting. One of the officials said three protesters were injured in a collision with an army vehicle.