U.S. investigates airstrike that killed Iraqi forces
A social media account under the name ‘Tom Cat’ that follows security issues in Iraq reported that a checkpoint from the Federal Police 3rd division had been mistakenly targeted.
A plume of smoke rises above a building during an air strike against Islamic State fighters in Tikrit, Iraq March 27, 2015.(photo credit: REUTERS)BySETH J. FRANTZMAN