Two American soldiers killed in Iraq but not by 'enemy fire,' U.S. military says
Source: Washington Post
By Kareem Fahim August 13 at 3:03 PM
IRBIL, Iraq The United States military said that two American soldiers were killed during combat operations in northern Iraq on Sunday but that initial findings indicate the deaths were not caused by enemy contact.
A brief statement from the U.S.-led coalition fighting the Islamic State militant group said five other soldiers were injured in the incident. The statement did not provide any further detail, except to say that the casualties were being investigated.
A separate statement released by the Islamic State on Sunday, apparently referring to the same incident, said it had carried out a rocket attack on U.S. positions east of the Iraqi city of Tal Afar that the group claimed killed four American soldiers and injured six.
Col. Ryan Dillon, a spokesman for the U.S.-led coalition in Iraq and Syria, called the Islamic State claim false and said the casualties on Sunday were not because of enemy fire.
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Freedomofspeech
(4,242 posts)JI7
(89,415 posts)grantcart
(53,061 posts)happens more than people realize, just as tragic.
Doug the Dem
(1,297 posts)I thought that's the one thing our "advisors" WEREN'T supposed to be engaging in!
sandensea
(22,110 posts)The gift that keeps on giving.
Skittles
(154,044 posts)that is some misguided shyte right there
sandensea
(22,110 posts)We should never forget the two wars (the costliest - and most pointless - in U.S. history), 9/11, the opioid tsunami, and the $20 trillion derivatives heist, among numerous other abuses of all kinds.
Having said that, Cheeto trying mightily hard to be a "worthy" successor to the Bush legacy.
Skittles
(154,044 posts)don't even get me started on the election shenanigans they both benefited from
democrank
(11,122 posts)Rest in peace, soldiers.