Iraqi soldiers wound three U.S. soldiers in Mosul
Two Iraqi soldiers opened fire on U.S. troops in the northern city of Mosul Saturday, wounding three of them, Iraqi army and police sources said.
They said the incident occurred while U.S. soldiers were training an Iraqi military unit at al-Ghazlani U.S. military camp in southern Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad.
"Two soldiers from Iraq's 11th brigade, 3rd division, opened fire during training conducted by American forces inside a U.S. military base and wounded three soldiers," said one military source, who declined to be named.
Another military officer and a senior police official confirmed the incident.
"Until now, we don't have any information on why the two Iraqi soldiers opened fire," the senior police official said.
The sources said the two Iraqi soldiers had been arrested, although it was unclear if they were being held in Iraqi or U.S. custody.
The U.S. military confirmed an incident had taken place in northern Iraq but were unable to provide further details.
Fewer than 50,000 U.S. troops remain in Iraq since the United States officially ended combat operations last August. The remaining soldiers are focused on advising and assisting Iraqi security forces as they take the lead in the fight against a weakened yet resilient insurgency.
Bombings and attacks remain a daily occurrence in Iraq, although violence has fallen since the height of sectarian fighting in 2006-7 unleashed after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion. Mosul remains one of the most dangerous cities in the country.
News From: reuters.com
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