Multi-National Corps – Iraq
Public Affairs Office, Camp Victory
APO AE 09342

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE No. 20080313-04
March 13, 2008

Local National child killed in an escalation of force incident in Diyala Province
Multi-National Division – North PAO

TIKRIT, Iraq – A local national child was killed during an escalation of force incident in Diyala Province, March 12.

Preliminary reports indicate that troops were operating in an area where IEDs had been found recently. Coalition forces fired a warning shot into a berm near a suspicious woman who appeared to be signaling to someone while the Soldiers were in the area.  A young girl was found behind the berm suffering from a gunshot wound. 

Soldiers rendered medical attention and immediately called for an emergency evacuation. The girl died en route to a medical facility.

The incident is currently under investigation.

“Coalition forces take the loss of any innocent civilian life seriously and the incident will be thoroughly investigated,” said Maj. Dan Meyers, spokesman for Multi-National Division-North.

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