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    Killings of Mahmudiyah

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    On March 12, 2006, a group of US soldiers gang-raped and murdered a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and her family in their home near Mahmudiyah, Iraq. The soldiers had been observing the girl and entered the home while drunk. They separated the family members, shooting and killing the girl's parents and sibling. They took turns raping the young girl before killing her and attempting to burn down the house to cover their crimes. Three soldiers were later convicted and sentenced to prison terms of 10 years or more for the rape and murder, though some felt the punishment was too lenient compared to the severity of the crimes. The incident highlighted issues of US soldiers committing crimes against Iraqi civilians with little accountability.

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    On March 12, 2006, a group of US soldiers gang-raped and murdered a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and her family in their home near Mahmudiyah, Iraq. The soldiers had been observing the girl and entered the home while drunk. They separated the family members, shooting and killing the girl's parents and sibling. They took turns raping the young girl before killing her and attempting to burn down the house to cover their crimes. Three soldiers were later convicted and sentenced to prison terms of 10 years or more for the rape and murder, though some felt the punishment was too lenient compared to the severity of the crimes. The incident highlighted issues of US soldiers committing crimes against Iraqi civilians with little accountability.

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    On March 12, 2006, a group of US soldiers gang-raped and murdered a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and her family in their home near Mahmudiyah, Iraq. The soldiers had been observing the girl and entered the home while drunk. They separated the family members, shooting and killing the girl's parents and sibling. They took turns raping the young girl before killing her and attempting to burn down the house to cover their crimes. Three soldiers were later convicted and sentenced to prison terms of 10 years or more for the rape and murder, though some felt the punishment was too lenient compared to the severity of the crimes. The incident highlighted issues of US soldiers committing crimes against Iraqi civilians with little accountability.

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    Killings of Mahmudiyah

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    On March 12, 2006, a group of US soldiers gang-raped and murdered a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and her family in their home near Mahmudiyah, Iraq. The soldiers had been observing the girl and entered the home while drunk. They separated the family members, shooting and killing the girl's parents and sibling. They took turns raping the young girl before killing her and attempting to burn down the house to cover their crimes. Three soldiers were later convicted and sentenced to prison terms of 10 years or more for the rape and murder, though some felt the punishment was too lenient compared to the severity of the crimes. The incident highlighted issues of US soldiers committing crimes against Iraqi civilians with little accountability.

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    On March 12 2006 the horror incident now known as the killings

    of Mahmudiyah occurred to a luckless Iraqi family residing in


    a vilage near the town of that name just south of Baghdad.
    In that incident, a group of US soldiers gang-raped a young
    Iraqi girl inside her home after shooting the other members
    of her family. The girl was then shot savagedly and her body
    set partially on fire. The victim was only about 14 years old.
    The house where the family lived was located near a US Army
    checkpoint and on several occasions the US soldiers had been
    observed eyeing the young Iraqi girl. Her mother had then
    forbidden her to go outside out of fear for her safety.
    But it did not prevent the animals from barging into their
    home on that fateful day of March 12. The US soldiers had
    been drinking alcohol just before marching into the house
    and separating the family members.
    The girl's parents were shot dead along with another sibling
    while in a room the young Iraqi girl was being savagely and
    mercilessly ravished by the fully grown two-legged animals.
    After taking turns to rape the young girl, she was killed
    by the soldiers who left after some half-hearted attempts
    to burn down the house. After the soldiers left, neighbours
    came to view the results of their ghastly work and reported
    the matter to the Iraqi authorities.
    Initially the US soldiers claimed the incident was the work
    of Iraqi insurgents and thus the killings were not investigated
    by the proper authorities. The dead civilians were regarded
    as part of the unfortunate casualties of the Iraqi war and not
    some investigable crime victims.
    However, three months later a strange twist to the saga quite
    unexpectedly emerged. During one counselling or debriefing
    session for US soldiers operating in the area, a private
    blurted out details about the incident ( the Mahmudiyah killings).
    Within twenty-fours thanks to the honesty of the particular
    counsellor handling the case that day, the details were handed
    over to special investigators at Camp Slayer in Iraq.
    Almost one week later, a man identified as a former soldier
    who had served in Iraq was arrested in North Carolina. He
    was one (ex-)Private Green of the US Army.
    Pte Green belonged to an elite unit, the 101st Airborne Division.
    After his arrest he and three others belonging to the same unit
    were charged with committing rape and murder in Mahmudiyah.
    The gory details were soon revealed. Green had shot the parents
    and another child while others were attacking the young girl.
    Green then had his turn and the girl was then shot and her
    body poured over with kerosene. Someone then lit the fire on
    her. When the soldiers left they tried to set fire to the house
    but nearby Iraqi civilians quickly came and put out all the
    fires including the one on the dead girl's body.
    Of the four accused, three including Green were found guilty
    and sentenced to lengthy jail terms but entitled to parole
    after a period of ten years except for Green. Really peanuts
    when compared to the agony and horror suffered by the Iraqi
    civilians. All other remaining charges were deleted.
    The US military has long being known for murdering, raping and
    robbing civilians and usually the guilty soldiers were never
    punished. In this case only Green was seen to have been punished
    adequately. But this must be compared to other non-US military
    in other parts of the world. In other armies, soldiers who
    commit rape against civilians automatically get the firing
    squad upon conviction. The relatively lenient treatment meted
    out to US soldiers is the reason why they are always known to
    fondly repeat their criminal behaviour time and time again
    across the entire globe, even today.
    The US military is nothing but an outfit full of sadists,
    rapists and murderers. Not much different from their leaders.
    Even today. Even right now.

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