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

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE No. 20090815-01

August 15, 2009

Three Iraqis killed, one wounded in mortar training incident north of Baghdad Multi-National Division-Baghdad

BAGHDAD – Three local national men were killed and an 11-year old boy was wounded when they wandered in the vicinity of an artillery impact area north of Baghdad during a mortar live-fire exercise Aug. 15.

At approximately 12:01 p.m., a United States patrol responded to reports from local residents that the men and boy had been injured earlier in the day during a scheduled combined mortar live-fire exercise conducted by U.S. and Iraqi Army units in an area used for training north of Taji, Iraq.  Locals reported that the men had wandered in the vicinity of the training area while herding cattle.

U.S. Forces provided emergency medical treatment to the boy at the site and evacuated him to U.S. medical facilities.  The boy is listed in stable condition.

The incident remains under investigation.

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