Two GI’s Reported Killed by Iraqi Soldier in Mosul
By SAM DAGHER
Published: November 12, 2008
BAGHDAD, Iraq — Two American soldiers were killed and six others wounded by an Iraqi soldier on Wednesday following an altercation in the northern city of Mosul, according to Iraqi security officials and witnesses. The shooter was immediately killed by other American soldiers, they added.
A spokeswoman for the United States military in northern Iraq, Maj. Peggy Kageleiry, confirmed the American casualties and said they occurred during what she described as “a firefight.” But she refused to provide any further information about the incident, saying the matter was still under investigation.
But members of the Iraqi police and Iraqi army were more forthcoming, providing some details on condition of anonymity, for fear of facing retribution from commanders for their comments.
They said that an American military patrol had stopped Wednesday afternoon to inspect a checkpoint staffed by Iraqi soldiers in the predominantly Sunni Arab neighborhood of Zanjili, on Mosul’s west side.
A heated argument ensued between one of the American soldiers and an Iraqi soldier identified as Barzan Mohammed Abdullah, prompting the American to curse the Iraqi, spit in his face and then slap him, the Iraqis said.
The Iraqi soldier then opened fire on the Americans, the Iraqi sources said, killing two and wounding six. Other American soldiers responded with a barrage of fire directed at the Iraqi , the Iraqis said, killing him instantly.
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