A US government inquiry has concluded that the killing of a Reuters journalist in Iraq in 2005 was justified.

The Office of the Inspector General of the US Department of Defense report into the killing of soundman Waleed Khaled and the wounding of cameraman Haider Kadhem, acknowledged that the military’s original investigation at the time of the incident had been flawed, but concluded that the shooting was consistent with the rules of engagement.

Khaled was killed and cameraman Haider Kadhem was wounded on August 28, 2005, when US troops opened fire on their car in western Baghdad as they covered the aftermath of an insurgent attack on Iraqi police.