Families in Fallujah are calling for an investigation into the rise of birth defects after the US used phosphorus over the Iraqi city in 2004.
They have raised concerns about the weapons used by American forces in 2004, including constant bombardment with uranium depleted artillery shells and other depleted uranium ammunition- when Fallujah suffered the [...]
By Dahr Jamail
Iraqis run for cover after US forces opened fire on protesters in Falluja on April 30, 2003 [AP]
On April 28, 2003, US soldiers occupying the Al-Qaid school in Falluja opened fire on dozens of demonstrators who had been protesting the use of the premises as a forward base for the US 82nd Airborne [...]
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CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (AP) A hearing officer is recommending a court-martial for a Camp Pendleton Marine charged with murdering an Iraqi detainee captured during fierce fighting in Fallujah.
The officer said in his findings earlier this week that there is sufficient evidence against Sergeant Jermaine Nelson to order him to trial.
Nelson is one of [...]
By Kim Sengupta
Khaled al-Maqtari’s nightmare began when American troops arrived at the al-Ghufran market in Fallujah in January 2004. He was arrested along with other terrorist suspects and taken to Abu Ghraib jail. For the next four years he was held captive, moved from country to country and suffered, he says, appalling torture.
Mr al-Maqtari, from [...]
Aaron GlantzSILVER SPRING, MARYLAND, Mar 18 (OneWorld) - Dozens of Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans publicly testified this weekend about crimes they committed during the course of battle — many of which were prompted by the orders or policies laid down by superior officers.
Iraqi women. © United [...]
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