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friendly fire stories: 7 news summaries

 NATO Airstrike Kills 
 7 Afghan Soldiers 

Mistaken assault on joint NATO, Afghan base

Nov 7, 09 8:30 AM CST
(AP) - A NATO airstrike in the western province of Badghis mistakenly hit a joint base housing coalition troops and Afghan security forces, killing four Afghan soldiers and three policemen, Afghan officials said today. An Afghan army commando unit, district police members and foreign forces were in the base in the Bala... More »

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Afghanistan • NATO • friendly fire • Afghan Army • Afghan police

Tillman Parents No Fans of New Afghan General

Blame McChrystal for covering up NFL star's death; call for vetting

May 13, 09 6:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pat Tillman's parents say Lt. Gen. Stanley McChrystal helped cover up the circumstances of their son's death and they want his record carefully considered before he takes charge of the Afghan war, the AP reports. McChrystal approved a citation for Tillman stating he was killed "in the line of... More »

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Afghanistan • Pat Tillman • Mary Tillman • US military • friendly fire • cover up • Stanley McChrystal • Jay-ZTV

French Bullet Killed Somali Pirate Hostage

Man died in crossfire as troops stormed captive yacht in April

May 4, 09 7:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - French forces who stormed a yacht captured by Somali pirates on April 10 also shot dead one of the five hostages on board, Radio France Internationale reports. Prosecutors had said last month that it was unclear who was responsible for the bullet that killed Florent Lemaçon, who was caught... More »

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Somalia • France • friendly fire • pirates • French military

Three UK Soldiers Killed by US Fire

Jet was providing support v. Taliban

Aug 24, 07 9:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - Fire from an American jet killed three British soldiers in Afghanistan yesterday evening in one of the worst “friendly fire” disasters in years. The US air support was called in to aid the soldiers, who were fighting Taliban forces; a single bomb from the F15 killed the Royal Anglian... More »

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Afghanistan • military • United Kingdom • friendly fire • bomb • British troops • Britain

Brother Decries 'Calculated Lies'
On Pat's Death

Kevin Tillman, Jessica Lynch testify on military myth-making

Apr 24, 07 1:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - The military created an "utter fiction" around Pat Tillman's friendly-fire death, the brother of the former NFL star told a congressional panel today. The Army used his death as an opportunity to bolster support for the war, Kevin Tillman said, calling early reports that Pat had been killed in... More »

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Pat Tillman • Democratic Congress • Jessica Lynch • Congressional hearings • friendly fire • Kevin TIllman • US Army

Tillman's Mom Wants Hearings On Cover-Up

"This was an attempt to dupe the public and to promote this war."

Mar 28, 07 9:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Congress should investigate the Army's cover-up of Pat Tillman's friendly-fire death, his mother told ESPN Radio yesterday. A military inquiry concluded Monday that nine high-ranking military officials would face "corrective action," not criminal charges, for their role in claiming Tillman was killed by enemy fire long after they... More »

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Iraq • Congress • military • terrorism • Pat Tillman • Mary Tillman • Arizona Cardinals • friendly fire • war • US Army

U.S. Stiffs Brits in Friendly Fire Investigation

British coroner calls soldier's 2003 death "criminal"

Mar 18, 07 11:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - The British government is taking aim at the U.S. military for its role in covering up the 2003 friendly-fire death of a British solider in Iraq. A coroner’s report Friday ruled Lance Cpl. Matty Hull’s death at the hands of American pilots avoidable—and criminal—but the... More »

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Iraq • military • Middle East • United States • friendly fire • Britain

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