Baghdad: Six Iraqi security personnel killed by US fire.Summary: American soldiers killed six Iraqi security personnel on Wednesday, Iraqi police The creation of this unit was guided by the Coalition Provisional Authority however the command of the Police belongs to the new Government of Iraq. Overview The Iraqi Police Forces are part of the Iraqi Ministry of the Interior (MOI) which in conjunction with the Civilian said, in what the U.S. military said was a mistake. American soldiers killed six Iraqi security personnel on Wednesday, Iraqi police said, in what the U.S. military said was a mistake. Members of the Iraqi police and army, and a neighbourhood patrol group, fired warning shots The firing of shots or delivery of ordnance by personnel or weapons systems in the vicinity of a person, vessel, or aircraft as a signal to immediately cease activity. Warning shots are one measure to convince a potentially hostile force to withdraw or cease its threatening actions. in the air when an American boat passed along the Tigris River Tigris River Arabic Dijlah Turkish Dicle biblical Hiddekel River, Turkey and Iraq. It originates in the Taurus Mountains at Lake Hazar and flows 1,180 mi (1,900 km) southeast through Turkey and past Baghdad to unite with the Euphrates River at near their checkpoint close to the town of Tarmiya just north of Baghdad, Iraqi police said, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Reuters. "The Iraqis fired into the air, not knowing it was a U.S. boat. The U.S. soldiers returned fire and called in air support, and six Iraqis were killed and 10 others injured," said a police source. On its part, the U.S. military said there had been an exchange of fire between American forces and Iraqi security forces Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) is the Multi-National Force-Iraq umbrella name for the military and police forces that serve under the Government of Iraq. The armed forces are administered by the Ministry of Defense (MOD), and the Iraqi Police is administered by the Ministry of and the Iraqis suffered casualties. The U.S. military confirmed their aircraft had been involved. The U.S. soldiers had been conducting operations against suspected al Qaeda members. 2008 Al Bawaba (www.albawaba.com) 2008 Al Bawaba (Albawaba.com) Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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