Two U.S. soldiers who were killed in Iraq over the weekend died in an artillery "mishap" and were not killed by enemy action, the Pentagon said Monday.
"An Army artillery section was conducting a counterfire mission against an [Daesh] mortar site when a mishap occurred, injuring seven soldiers," Pentagon spokesman Col. Rob Manning said.
Two of the troops later died.
The wounds sustained by the other five were not considered life-threatening.
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A U.S.-led coalition is supporting Iraqi forces in operations against Daesh (ISIS), notably in the north of the country.
According to the website iCasualties.org, which lists coalition casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan, 11 American soldiers have been killed in Iraq this year.
The incident is under investigation.
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