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US soldiers 'killed in Iraq base' US troops 'killed by colleague'
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Five US soldiers have been killed in a shooting at a base in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, the US military says. A US soldier has shot dead five of his colleagues at a base in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, the Pentagon says.
The incident happened at Camp Liberty near Baghdad's international airport at about 1400 (1100 GMT), the military's statement said. An earlier military statement said the incident happened at Camp Liberty near Baghdad's international airport at about 1400 (1100 GMT).
The military has released no further details of the incident. No further details have been released by the Pentagon or the military.
Earlier this month, a man in an Iraqi army uniform shot dead two US soldiers and injured three others at a base near the northern city of Mosul. The shooting is the deadliest single incident for US forces in Iraq since 10 April, when five soldiers were killed by a truck bomb in the city of Mosul.
Earlier this month, a man in an Iraqi army uniform shot dead two US soldiers and injured three others at a base near Mosul.
Iraqi military reports said he was a soldier also working as an imam at a mosque on the base.Iraqi military reports said he was a soldier also working as an imam at a mosque on the base.
The Baghdad shooting was the deadliest single incident for US forces in Iraq since 10 April, when five soldiers were killed by a truck bomb in Mosul.
Analysts say violence in Iraq has dropped sharply over the past two years, but insurgent attacks continue and there has been a spate of bombings recently.Analysts say violence in Iraq has dropped sharply over the past two years, but insurgent attacks continue and there has been a spate of bombings recently.
US forces are due to withdraw combat troops from Iraq by August 2010.US forces are due to withdraw combat troops from Iraq by August 2010.