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k12175

1-2 shot dead by US forces, Afak near Diwaniya

Incident k12175
Type US gunfire
Deaths recorded 1-2
Targeted or hit Sa'adiya Saddam, 8-year-old girl hit by random, possibly accidental US gunfire
Place Afak, Diwaniya
Date 7 February 2009 - 8 February 2009
Sources NINA 08 Feb
NYT 08 Feb
CNN 08 Feb
AP 08 Feb

Individuals for whom personal or identifying details were reported

IBC page Identifying details (number if more than one) Age Sex
k12175-uz1565 Sa'adiya Saddam 8 Female

Of the 1 to 2 deaths recorded here, some personal information was reported for 1 of the dead.

Neither personal nor demographic information was reported for potentially one other person killed in this entry.