Canadian soldier killed, 3 others injured in friendly fire incident in northern Iraq

(IraqiNews.com) The international coalition announced Sunday, the killing of one soldier and the injury of three others in a friendly fire incident in northern Iraq.

The coalition said in a statement received by IraqiNews.com, “A soldier was killed and three others were wounded as a result of exposure to friendly fire in northern Iraq,” adding that “The four soldiers were on a mission to provide technical support and training to the Kurdish Peshmerga forces.”

The coalition added, “The soldiers were transferred to a medical center belonging to the coalition, but one of them died because of his injuries,” pointing out that, “The incident is still under investigation.”

The coalition refused to reveal the identities or nationalities of the dead and the wounded; while the military rules require the participated countries in the coalition to announce their victims.

For its part, the Canadian Ministry of Defense confirmed that the soldiers were among the elements of special operations forces. They were shot accidentally by members of the Peshmerga forces during their return to a site for monitoring beyond the ISIS front lines in northern Iraq.”

Commander of the Canadian operations Michael Rolju revealed on January 20th that the Canadian troops had clashed with ISIS in northern Iraq.