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| Six Iraqi troops die in US fire | Six Iraqi troops die in US fire |
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| US troops have killed six members of the Iraqi security forces during a patrol on the river Tigris just north of Baghdad, Iraqi police say. | US troops have killed six members of the Iraqi security forces during a patrol on the river Tigris just north of Baghdad, Iraqi police say. |
| The Americans have given no casualty figures, but have spoken of their regret at the mistake. | The Americans have given no casualty figures, but have spoken of their regret at the mistake. |
| The Iraqis say the incident occurred when Iraqi forces fired warning shots into the air as a US boat was passing close to a checkpoint near Tarmiya. | The Iraqis say the incident occurred when Iraqi forces fired warning shots into the air as a US boat was passing close to a checkpoint near Tarmiya. |
| US forces were conducting operations against suspected al-Qaeda militants. | US forces were conducting operations against suspected al-Qaeda militants. |
| "The Iraqis fired in the air, but a few minutes later, a helicopter shot at them and killed six of them and wounded 10 others," an Iraqi security official said AFP news agency. | |
| The US military said there had been an exchange of fire between US troops and Iraqi security forces, and that the Iraqis suffered casualties. | |
| "It is always regrettable when incidents of mistaken fire occur on the battlefield, a review of the circumstances is under way," the US military said in a statement. |