Friendly fire inquiry after US soldiers die battling ISIS

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.

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.

"We have informed both of their families of this possibility and we have appointed a team to investigate the soldiers' deaths."
 BBC
28/4/17
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