Eight civilians were killed by a helicopter strike by the U.S. forces who conducted raids in Iraq. Three of these eight civilians were children, and they were said to be fleeing in their vehicle to a safer area. Col. Mudhher al-Qaisi of the Beiji police says that the U.S. troops in the helicopter grew suspicious of this fleeing vehicle that they opened fire killing the said civilians. The U.S. military says that their forces were actually targeting a facility used as weapon storage which was believed to be somehow connected to the network of suicide bombing. These civilian deaths could have an effect on the treaties between the Sunni Arabs who are now against the al-Qaeda, and the U.S. military. The American forces say that they truly regret the death of innocent civilians.
