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Friendly fire inquiry after US soldiers die battling IS
Source: BBC
Friendly fire inquiry after US soldiers die battling IS
28 April 2017 US & Canada
Two US Army Rangers killed in Afghanistan this week may have been hit by friendly fire, the Pentagon says.
The soldiers were fatally wounded during a firefight on Wednesday night with the Islamic State (IS) group in eastern Afghanistan, US officials said.
The two were identified on Friday as Sgt Joshua Rodgers, 22, and Sgt Cameron Thomas, 23, who were both on their third deployment to Afghanistan.
A bullet grazed a third Ranger but he was expected to make a full recovery.
US Forces in Afghanistan said in a statement: "USFOR-A is investigating the possibility that the two Rangers were accidentally killed by friendly fire during the more than three-hour fight.
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28 April 2017 US & Canada
Two US Army Rangers killed in Afghanistan this week may have been hit by friendly fire, the Pentagon says.
The soldiers were fatally wounded during a firefight on Wednesday night with the Islamic State (IS) group in eastern Afghanistan, US officials said.
The two were identified on Friday as Sgt Joshua Rodgers, 22, and Sgt Cameron Thomas, 23, who were both on their third deployment to Afghanistan.
A bullet grazed a third Ranger but he was expected to make a full recovery.
US Forces in Afghanistan said in a statement: "USFOR-A is investigating the possibility that the two Rangers were accidentally killed by friendly fire during the more than three-hour fight.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-39752025
[font size=1]Sgt Joshua Rodgers (L) and Sgt Cameron Thomas were killed in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan[/font]
