The Americans insisted that the incident did not occur at all.
They said that Iraqi special forces attacked "a kidnap cell" nearby, killing 16 insurgents and saving an Iraqi hostage, but that no US troops were in the area and no mosques were entered.
(Filed: 28/03/2006)
Iraqi and American special forces who attacked an insurgent headquarters in Baghdad were not aware that their target contained a mosque until after the battle, America's most senior soldier said yesterday.
(Filed: 29/03/2006)
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main...ixnewstop.html
what a difference a day makes, first no US troops were involved,then they were