Reuters: U.S. military prepares Haditha murder case charges

U.S. military prepares Haditha murder case charges

Reuters
Wednesday, December 6, 2006; 9:43 AM

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military is expected to charge at least five
U.S. Marines in the killing of 24 civilians in Haditha, Iraq, and the charges
could include murder, defense officials said on Wednesday.

It was not known when the charges would come down but a Marine Corps official
said it would not happen on Wednesday.

A Marine Corps general will brief members of the U.S. House of Representatives
Armed Services Committee behind closed doors on Wednesday morning about
the military's months-long investigation of the case.

U.S. Marines have been accused of killing unarmed Iraqis in Haditha in November
2005. It is one of a series of cases in which U.S. troops have been suspected,
and some convicted, of being involved in the murder of Iraqi civilians.

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