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| US admits killing Iraqi civilians | US admits killing Iraqi civilians |
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| The US military has admitted accidentally killing nine Iraqi civilians, including a child, during raids south of Baghdad. | The US military has admitted accidentally killing nine Iraqi civilians, including a child, during raids south of Baghdad. |
| In a statement, it said the civilian deaths occurred on Saturday near the town of Iskandariyah, 50km (30 miles) from the Iraqi capital. | |
| It added that three more civilians, two of them children, were wounded "as coalition forces pursued al-Qaeda". | It added that three more civilians, two of them children, were wounded "as coalition forces pursued al-Qaeda". |
| Witnesses say 20 people were killed in an US air strike in the area. | |
| They said the dead included 17 members of the same family. | |
| In a statement, the US military said: "Shortly after the incident, coalition forces leaders met with a sheikh representing the citizens of the local area. | |
| "The incident is under investigation. We offer our condolences to the families of those who were killed in this incident, and we mourn the loss of innocent civilian life." | |
| It gave no further details. |