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Archive Home > 2009 > July > 26 > Al-Maliki: U.S. troops can defend themselves

Al-Maliki: U.S. troops can defend themselves

Prime minister faults detention of GIs by Iraqi officer after deadly shootout

By Karen DeYoung / The Bulletin
July 26, 2009

An Iraqi officer who ordered the detention of U.S. soldiers last week after they killed three Iraqis while pursuing insurgents acted in error and was “out of line,” Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Saturday.

The officer “did not understand the....

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