Posts Tagged ‘iraqi’
Iraqi town says justice failed victims of US raid (AP)
AP – In this town which saw 24 unarmed civilians die in a U.S. raid seven years ago, residents expressed disbelief and sadness that the Marine sergeant who told his troops to “shoot first, ask questions later” reached a deal with prosecutors to avoid jail time.
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Marine to serve no jail time in Iraqi killings (AP)
AP – The lone Marine to face sentencing for the killing of two dozen unarmed Iraqis in one of the Iraq War’s defining moments walked away with no jail time Tuesday after defending his squad’s storming of the homes of Haditha as a necessary act “to keep the rest of my Marines alive.”
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Marine faces 3 months in brig for Iraqi deaths (AP)
AP – Military prosecutors worked for more than six years to bring Marine Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich to trial on manslaughter charges that could have sent him away to prison for life.
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Wave of bombings across Iraqi capital kills 69 (AP)
AP – A wave of 16 bombings ripped across Baghdad Thursday, killing at least 69 people in the worst violence in Iraq for months. The apparently coordinated attacks struck days after the last American forces left the country and in the midst of a major government crisis between Shiite and Sunni politicians that has sent sectarian tensions soaring.
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Wave of bombings across Iraqi capital kills 60 (AP)
AP – A wave of at least 14 bombings ripped across Baghdad Thursday morning, killing at least 60 people in the worst violence Iraq has seen for months.
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Wave of bombings across Iraqi capital kills 57 (AP)
AP – A wave of bombings ripped across Baghdad on Thursday morning, killing at least 57 people and injuring nearly 200 in the worst violence Iraq has seen for months. The bloodbath comes just days after American forces left the country.
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Wave of bombings across Iraqi capital kills 49 (AP)
AP – A wave of violence ripped across Baghdad on Thursday morning, killing at least 49 people and injuring nearly 200 in a coordinated attack designed to wreak havoc in the Iraqi capital just days after American forces left the country.
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