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US Embassy in Iraq Denies Reports of Coalition Airstrike Mistakenly Hitting Iraqi Troops

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Thinkstock 032715 IraqMap?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1427499196215Marcio Silva/iStock/Thinkstock(BAGHDAD) — The U.S. embassy in Iraq on Friday denied Iraqi media reports that a coalition airstrike mistakenly struck Iraqi troops in Tikrit.

“We are aware of Iraqi media reports of casualties among Iraqi Security Forces in the vicinity of Tikrit University this morning,” the embassy’s statement reads. “No coalition airstrikes took place during the time or in the vicinity of these alleged casualties.”

The embassy referred further questions to the Iraqi Ministry of Defense.

U.S. and coalition forces had begun to conduct airstrikes and offer additional support in the vicinity of Tikrit as Iraqi Security Forces attempt to retake the city from ISIS militants.



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