Nine Iraqi soldiers were killed Friday when U.S.-led coalition war planes mistakenly struck at troops near the city of Fallujah, Iraq’s defense minister said Saturday.
“The coalition air forces were covering the advance of army ground troops near Fallujah because the Iraqi army helicopters were not able to fly due to the bad weather. The final death toll of the strike is nine soldiers killed, including an army officer,” Defense Minister Khaled al-Obeidi told a news conference.