U.S. military confirms Iraqi soldier shot servicemen

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Two U.S. soldiers were killed and three others wounded along with a civilian interpreter on December 26 when an Iraqi soldier opened fire on them during a joint patrol, the U.S. military said on Saturday.

"The incident occurred as U.S. and Iraqi army soldiers were conducting operations to establish a combat outpost," U.S. military spokesman Lieutenant-Colonel James Hutton said, adding that two Iraqi soldiers had been taken into custody.

The spokesman's comments confirmed earlier reports of the incident by two Iraqi Army generals.

(Reporting by Ross Colvin)