American troops opened fire after their convoy was struck by a roadside bomb at a checkpoint south of Baghdad, killing two policemen and three civilians, police said Sunday, a day after the U.S. military acknowledged five people were killed when it bombed the wrong house during a search operation in northern Iraq.
The owner of the house, Ali Yousef, said 14 people [seven adults and seven children] were killed when the 500-pound GPS-guided bomb hit at about 2 a.m. Saturday in the town of Aitha, 30 miles south of Mosul.
Guardian articleThe owner of the house, Ali Yousef, said 14 people [seven adults and seven children] were killed when the 500-pound GPS-guided bomb hit at about 2 a.m. Saturday in the town of Aitha, 30 miles south of Mosul.
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The U.S. military later released a statement saying it regretted the loss of "possibly innocent lives'' in the strike
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American commanders recently have said they were changing tactics in the way they respond to roadside bombings. Rather than pushing on after the blast, they now stop and try to engage the perpetrators, who may have detonated the explosives remotely.
Sorry about that, Yousef. Our bad.
"Engage the perpetrators". Like three civilians. And two policemen. Mistaken identity, I suppose.
Christ on a popsicle stick.
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