Saturday, 19 December 2015

Ash Carter Confirms Airstrike Hit Iraqi Troops by Accident

Nine soldiers, one officer die from airstrike, says Brigadier Saad MaanA deadly airstrike by the U.S.-led coalition fighting Islamic State this week hit Iraqi forces by accident, Defense Secretary Ash Carter assured Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Saturday.

Iraqi Brigadier Saad Maan said nine soldiers and one officer died as a result of the strike, which targeted Islamic State positions near the extremist-held city of Fallujah, about 30 miles west of Baghdad, on Friday.

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