Iraqi soldiers killed in US air strike 'mistake'

US defence secretary Ash Carter has said an American air strike that may have killed a number of Iraqi soldiers seems to have been “a mistake that involved both sides”.

Iraqi soldiers killed in US air strike 'mistake'

US defence secretary Ash Carter has said an American air strike that may have killed a number of Iraqi soldiers seems to have been “a mistake that involved both sides”.

Mr Carter, speaking during a visit to the USS Kearsarge in the Persian Gulf, said he has telephoned Iraqi prime minister Haider al-Abadi to express condolences.

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