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December 21, 2015

U.S.-Led Airstrike Kills 10 Iraqi Soldiers in "Friendly Fire" Incident
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In Iraq, an airstrike by the U.S.-led coalition has killed 10 Iraqi
soldiers in the latest incident of so-called friendly fire. U.S. Defense
Secretary Ash Carter acknowledged a U.S. aircraft carried out the strike
Friday, but said it resulted from mistakes on both sides. Carter said he
had spoken to Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi.

Secretary of Defense Ash Carter: "I explained to him our regret, and he
and I agreed that this was an event that we both regretted and that
there would be an investigation of it, but that these kinds of things
happen when you're fighting side by side, as we are."



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