US Deadly Airstrike on Iraqi Military Forces Was Coordinated
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Published on Dec 20, 2015
US Defense Secretary Ash Carter admits that American aircraft have mistakenly carried out an airstrike that killed Iraqi security forces near the city of Fallujah. Carter made the remarks while on a visit aboard the USS Kearsarge, an amphibious assault ship supporting the US-led coalition missions in Iraq and Syria. Iraq said earlier that a US airstrike had killed 10 soldiers and injured dozens more. According to Iraqi officials, Americans deliberately hinder the advance of Iraqi forces into Daesh-controlled areas in and around the city of Fallujah in Anbar province. Lawmaker Hakim al-Zamili has also blamed the so-called US-led coalition for the inability of Iraqi troops to enter Ramadi and Fallujah. He further accused US forces of launching airstrikes or dropping aerial packages that provide weapons and equipment to Daesh.
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