Two US soldiers have been killed and nine wounded by a gunman dressed in Iraqi army uniform near the town of Tuz Khormato, 210km north of Baghdad, says the US military.
The Americans were among a group of US soldiers meeting Iraqi security forces at an Iraqi army compound.
The killings are the first US military deaths since US President Barack Obama declared an end to US combat operations in Iraq on 31 August.
"Eleven US soldiers were engaged with small arms fire, killing two and wounding nine, inside an Iraqi army commando compound," a US military statement said.
"The event occurred at approximately 15:50 local time when a person wearing an Iraqi army uniform opened fire on the soldiers. The assailant was shot and killed and the soldiers were medically evacuated," it added.
All US forces are due to be removed by the end of the year.
VOVNews/BBC
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