US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter said the US air strikes that killed 10 members of the Iraqi security forces are recognized as the fault of both parties.
Carter said a missile fired by US warplanes struck Iraqi security forces near the city of Fallujah in central Iraq, who controlled the militant members of ISIS.
Speaking aboard US amphibious combat-USS Kearsarge in the Gulf, Carter said he called Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi to express condolences, and that they agreed that regrettable incident that will be investigated.
Carter said such incidents usually occur when two army units fought side by side, as well as US troops and Iraqi forces. But he also said he and Iraqi Prime Minister said the attempt to expel ISIS of Iraq continues and will be improved.
Temporal, Brett McGurk as the US President's special envoy to the coalition against ISIS, said that the US will conduct a thorough investigation. "We also expressed deepest condolences on the loss of the opportunity to live the brave Iraqi army," he said as quoted by CNBC News, Sunday (12/20/2015).
But, Hakim al-Zamili, Chairman of the Security and Defence Commission of the Iraqi Parliament called for action against the American pilots who fired the rockets.
"This is a heinous crime and we can not let it go without sending those behind it to justice," said al-Zamili.
Iraqi Defense Ministry earlier said around 10 soldiers were killed in Friday's incident. While the US military said, the information about the target of the air strike came from Iraqi security forces on land located near Fallujah.
