By PAUL GARWOOD, Associated Press Writer
TIKRIT, Iraq - The U.S. Army is investigating a soldier in connection with the killing of an Iraqi man who was shot when he resisted arrest, an Army spokeswoman said Thursday.
The man was killed during a Feb. 27 patrol to round up suspected terrorists in al-Huwijah, southwest of Kirkuk, U.S. Army Maj. Josslyn Aberle said.
It wasn't clear what role the soldier — from the 25th Infantry Division's 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment — played in the shooting. The soldier, who has not been identified, has been confined to his barracks at the U.S. Army post in Kirkuk.
Aberle said a separate investigation cleared U.S. soldiers involved in a Feb. 18 shooting near Kirkuk that killed an Iraqi girl and wounded her mother and sister.
American soldiers opened fire on the three Iraqis when they ran from an area where a roadside bomb had exploded near a U.S. patrol. There was no indication that the three were involved with the bombing.
Aberle said an investigation found that the soldiers, also from the 25th Infantry Division, followed the military's rules of engagement. She said the U.S. Army had paid compensation to the girl's family for her death.
The 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment is in charge of security in the Kirkuk. It arrived in Iraq (news - web sites) from Schofield Barracks, Hawaii last month to replace the outgoing 173rd Airborne Brigade.