Iraq: 8 dead, 20 wounded by US air strike

2018-01-27 09:10:39

(MENAFN) A US airstrike has killed eight Iraqis on Saturday, most of them security personnel. The strike apparently targeted their group by mistake west of Anbar, a provincial official said.

"Eight people - a senior intelligence official, five policemen and a woman - were killed by a US strike on the center of Al-Baghdadi," a town in western Iraq, the official said to Al-sharq Alawsat as quoted, asking not to be identified.

The fatalities were traveling in a convoy which had been positioned to support an operation against suspected ISIS militants in the area.

Wounding 20 people, the strike ruined most of the vehicles in the convoy; among the injured was the town's police chief, who was in a serious condition, the provincial official said.

The convoy had pick-up trucks and the returning forces mistook them for militants and called in a coalition air strike, the Joint Operations Command said.

MENAFN2701201800450000ID1096395518

Legal Disclaimer:
MENAFN provides the information “as is” without warranty of any kind. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the provider above.