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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 shootings happened early on Wednesday morning at a joint Iraqi army and police checkpoint. | |
| "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 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 confirmed the incident took place and that coalition aircraft were involved. | |
| "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. | "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. |
| These killings come at a very sensitive time for relations between the US and Iraqi authorities, says the BBC's Mike Sergeant in Baghdad. | |
| Difficult negotiations are continuing to try to secure an agreement on how long US forces should remain in the country, and on what basis they should operate, our correspondent adds. |