Two US soldiers who were killed in Iraq over the weekend died in an artillery "mishap" and were not killed by enemy action, the Pentagon said today.
"An Army artillery section was conducting a counterfire mission against an ISIS mortar site when a mishap occurred, injuring seven soldiers," Pentagon spokesman Colonel Rob Manning said, using an acronym for the Islamic State group.
Two of the troops later died.
The wounds sustained by the other five were not considered life-threatening.
A US-led coalition is supporting Iraqi forces in operations against IS, notably in the north of the country.
According to the website iCasualties.Org, which lists coalition casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan, 11 American soldiers have been killed in Iraq this year.
The incident is under investigation.
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