US Military Probe Concludes Civilian Deaths in Iraq Air Strike

A U.S.-led coalition aircraft flying over Kobanii, as seen from near the Mursitpinar border crossing on the Turkish-Syrian border in the southeastern town of Suruc in Sanliurfa province October 15, 2014. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

Reuters: Iraq air strike likely killed four civilians, including child: U.S. military

A U.S. air strike that targeted an Islamic State checkpoint in Iraq in March likely killed four civilians, one of whom may have been a child, the U.S. military said on Friday in a rare statement acknowledging the death of civilians.

U.S. Air Forces Central Command began investigating the March 13 air strike by an A-10 tank-killer jet near al Hatra, Iraq, on April 20 after an Iraqi citizen reported that her car had been destroyed and its passengers killed.

"The preponderance of the evidence gathered during the investigation indicates that the air strikes likely resulted in the deaths of four non-combatants," the military said in a statement.

Update #1: Pentagon: Four 'Likely' Civilian Deaths in March Airstrikes -- Defense News
Update #2: US Military Probe Concludes Civilian Deaths in Iraq Strike -- ABC News/AP
Update #3: Pentagon: US airstrike in Iraq in March killed four civilians -- Stars and Stripes

WNU Editor: Only 4 accidental deaths out of thousands of air strikes ?!?!?!