U.S. To Charge Soldiers in Iraq Detainee Deaths

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The Army announced murder charges yesterday against three American soldiers in the May 9 deaths of Iraqi detainees.

A brief statement in Baghdad did not identify the three soldiers or their ranks. It said they are members of the 101st Airborne Division, based in Tikrit, and were being held in pretrial confinement in anticipation of an Article 32 hearing that could lead to courts-martial. The military said three Iraqi detainees were killed May 9 near the Thar Thar Canal in northern Salahuddin province.

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U.S. To Charge Soldiers in Iraq Detainee Deaths

The case could be the first in a series of murder charges against soldiers and Marines in the deaths of Iraqi civi...

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