Agence France-Presse,
BAGHDAD: Two American soldiers killed during a joint US-Iraq patrol near the northern city of Mosul last week were allegedly deliberately shot by an Iraqi soldier, the US military said on Saturday.
“Two US soldiers killed during a combined Iraqi Army and Coalition operation in Nineveh province on December 26 were allegedly shot by an Iraqi soldier,” the military said in a statement.
“For reasons that are as yet unknown, at least one Iraqi army soldier allegedly opened fire killing Captain Rowdy Inman and Sergeant Benjamin Portell,” the statement said.
The incident happened when US and Iraqi soldiers were setting up a combat outpost, it said, adding that three other US soldiers and a civilian interpreter were wounded.
“The Iraqi soldier who allegedly opened fire fled the scene but was identified by other Iraqi Army personnel and was then apprehended,” the statement said.
“Two Iraqi Army soldiers are now being held in connection with the incident.”
