U.S. Sec. of Defense: US Air-Strike On Iraqi Soldiers A 'Mistake'

Reuters: Air strike that killed Iraqi soldiers appears to have been by U.S. plane: Carter

A U.S. aircraft appears to have mistakenly carried out an air strike that killed Iraqi security forces near the city of Fallujah, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Saturday.

The Iraqi Minister of Defence Khaled al-Obeidi said earlier that nine soldiers died in the strike on Friday.

The U.S. military is leading an international coalition that is waging an air offensive on Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, where the militant group control large swaths of territory.

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Iraq Government Claim: 30 Iraqi Soldiers Killed In US Air Force Strike, 20 Others Injured

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Sputnik: Over 30 Iraqi Soldiers Killed in US Air Force Strike, 20 Others Injured

At least 30 Iraqi soldiers were killed and 20 others injured in US air strike, Hakim al-Zamili, the head of Iraqi parliament's Security and Defense Committee said.

"Thirty soldiers from the Iraqi Army's 55 brigade were killed and 20 were injured in a US airstrike on the town of al-Naimiya in the al-Fallujah province," al-Zamili's statement obtained by Sputnik reads.

The politician stated that he demanded "the [Iraqi] prime minister to conduct an investigation into the airstrike against the 55 brigade, which had previously had huge success in the fight against Daesh terrorists."

Update: 30+ Iraqi soldiers killed, 20 injured after US airstrike - Iraqi MP cited by Sputnik (RT)

WNU Editor: Only Russian media is carrying this story, and the Pentagon is denying that a "friendly fire" incident occurred .... Reports of US Airstrike Killing Iraqi Soldiers ‘Not True’ - Pentagon (Sputnik).