US troops accused of shooting general
August 21, 2005
AN Iraqi general who commands the country's border defence force was shot and wounded while driving in Baghdad late today and accused US troops of firing on his car, police and hospital sources said.The report could not be confirmed directly with the general; a US military spokesman said he was unaware of an incident.
Major General Ali Hamadi told doctors at Yarmouk Hospital, who treated him for a gunshot wound to the abdomen, that US forces fired on him as he was driving to a doctor's appointment.
He was later transferred to a hospital in the US-defended Green Zone government compound.
Sources at Baghdad police headquarters, which like the border security force is overseen by the interior ministry, said Hamadi is the overall commander of the Iraqi Border Police.
They too said he was shot by US troops.
spokesman for the US force in the Iraqi capital said he was unaware of the incident and would check the report.
Iraqis daily accuse American troops of opening fire on motorists, often killing them. US commanders say soldiers, who are trained to be vigilant against suicide car bombers who approach checkpoints or convoys, take care to protect civilians.
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AN Iraqi general who commands the country's border defence force was shot and wounded while driving in Baghdad late today and accused US troops of firing on his car, police and hospital sources said.The report could not be confirmed directly with the general; a US military spokesman said he was unaware of an incident.
Major General Ali Hamadi told doctors at Yarmouk Hospital, who treated him for a gunshot wound to the abdomen, that US forces fired on him as he was driving to a doctor's appointment.
He was later transferred to a hospital in the US-defended Green Zone government compound.
Sources at Baghdad police headquarters, which like the border security force is overseen by the interior ministry, said Hamadi is the overall commander of the Iraqi Border Police.
They too said he was shot by US troops.
spokesman for the US force in the Iraqi capital said he was unaware of the incident and would check the report.
Iraqis daily accuse American troops of opening fire on motorists, often killing them. US commanders say soldiers, who are trained to be vigilant against suicide car bombers who approach checkpoints or convoys, take care to protect civilians.
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