HARRIS: And breaking news right now. U.S. troops, again, U.S. troops gunned down in Iraq, a military spokesman tells CNN. Arwa Damon joins us live from Baghdad. And Arwa, a pretty chilling story?</s>ARWA DAMON, CNN INT'L. CORRESPONDENT: It really is, Tony. Again, we're just receiving initial information, but a spokesman with the U.S. military telling us that two U.S. soldiers were killed, another six were wounded in a firefight taking place in the northern city of Mosul. They say that the shooter was wearing an Iraqi army uniform, but has yet to confirm his identity and whether or not he is, in fact, an Iraqi army soldier. They did later release a statement saying that they do believe it was an Iraqi army soldier. The soldier was killed when U.S. troops did return fire, but this is a very chilling incident. We spoke with Iraq's ministry of interior. They are saying that the attack took place during a joint U.S./Iraqi patrol when an American soldier apparently slapped an Iraqi army soldier. That's what sparked it all, but very tragic, very chilling events. And in Iraq, something like this is quite rare. The most recent such event took place back in December of 2007 when two U.S. soldiers died when an Iraqi army soldier opened fire on them, also during a joint patrol, Tony.</s>HARRIS: OK, Arwa Damon for us in Baghdad. This is what is a horrible development. All right, Arwa, appreciate it. Thank you.
Two U.S. Soldiers Allegedly Killed By Iraq Soldier During Joint Patrol