Friendly-fire Investigation Confirmed; 12 Killed in Iraq

by | Apr 27, 2019 | 0 comments

At least 12 people were killed, and two were wounded in recent violence:

A U.S. military spokesman admitted on Friday that an Iraqi servicemember was accidentally killed, and two more were wounded, during a previously reported, friendly-fire incident this week. The airstrike is under investigation.

Two civilians were killed during an attack in Garn. The pair were performing guard duty at the time.

In Khanaqin, a blast left two people with injuries.

Raids in Wadi Shai left at least another 10 militants dead. Six were killed yesterday.

Margaret Griffis is a journalist from Miami Beach, Florida and has been covering Iraqi casualties for Antiwar.com since 2006.

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