BAGHDAD – A US soldier opened fire on fellow troops at one of the main US bases in Baghdad on Monday, killing five, the US military said.
‘The shooter is a US soldier and he is in custody,’ said Marine Corps Lieutenant Tom Garnett, a US military spokesman.
A US military statement said the shooting took place around 14h00 local time at the sprawling base, Camp Liberty, located next to Baghdad airport.
Earlier this month, two US soldiers were killed by a man wearing an Iraqi Army uniform at an Iraqi military training centre in northern Iraq.
Violence has dropped sharply in Iraq, but insurgent attacks continue, and a rash of major bombings has raised questions about security less than two months before US forces are due to withdraw combat troops from urban bases.
Thirteen US soldiers were killed in combat in April, including five who were killed in a single attack in the restive northern city of Mosul.
– Nampa-Reuters
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