This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/6346901.stm
The article has changed 3 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| US air strike kills Iraqi troops | US air strike kills Iraqi troops |
| (about 2 hours later) | |
| Eight Iraqi soldiers have been killed and six wounded in a US air strike in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, local officials have said. | Eight Iraqi soldiers have been killed and six wounded in a US air strike in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, local officials have said. |
| The officials described Friday's incident as an act of "friendly fire", which hit an Iraqi army position in the east of the city. | |
| The US military said five men were killed, and said the intended target had been a suspected al-Qaeda cell. | The US military said five men were killed, and said the intended target had been a suspected al-Qaeda cell. |
| It expressed its "deepest sympathies" to the families of the dead. | It expressed its "deepest sympathies" to the families of the dead. |
| The US said the attack was launched after its soldiers had identified armed men in a bunker near a building that was reportedly used for bomb-making. | The US said the attack was launched after its soldiers had identified armed men in a bunker near a building that was reportedly used for bomb-making. |
| The troops called for the men to put down their weapons in Arabic and Kurdish, before launching the strike, the US said. | The troops called for the men to put down their weapons in Arabic and Kurdish, before launching the strike, the US said. |
| It is not clear if a rocket was fired by a helicopter or a plane. | It is not clear if a rocket was fired by a helicopter or a plane. |
| The men who died were all Kurdish. | The men who died were all Kurdish. |
| One local official told the BBC that the victims were Peshmerga fighters. | One local official told the BBC that the victims were Peshmerga fighters. |
| Peshmergas spent decades resisting the Saddam Hussein regime. | Peshmergas spent decades resisting the Saddam Hussein regime. |
| Many joined the Iraqi army after he was ousted. | Many joined the Iraqi army after he was ousted. |