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Monday, August 14, 2017
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Monday, August 14, 2017
Pentagon cites artillery ‘mishap’ in 2 US deaths in Iraq
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleA Pentagon spokesman says the two US soldiers killed Sunday in Iraq were casualties of a US artillery “mishap.”
The spokesman, Army Col. Rob Manning, says an Army artillery unit was firing on an Islamic State mortar position “when a mishap occurred.” He said there is no indication that IS played a role in the deaths. In addition to the two soldiers killed, five others suffered injuries that Manning says are not life-threatening.
The spokesman says he could provide no other details because the incident is under investigation. The names of those killed have not been publicly released.
When the deaths were announced yesterday, the US military said the incident did not involve enemy fire, but provided no other details.
— AP
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