A Marine was sentenced Friday to 15 years in prison after being convicted of unpremeditated murder and other charges in connection with the death of a civilian in Hamdaniya, Iraq, last year.
Marine Sgt. Lawrence Hutchins was convicted of (...)
The lawyer for a U.S.
Marine accused of murdering several Iraqi men argued Monday
the killings were carried out by an «extremely brave» man
in the heat of a battle that left 24 civilians dead according to The Associated Press.
The argument came (...)
With eight Marines charged in connection with the deaths of 24 Iraqi civilians, the Marine Corps sent a clear message to its officers: They will be held accountable for the actions of their subordinates.
In the biggest U.S. criminal case involving (...)
Nagem Sadoon Hatab, an Iraqi POW, died of strangulation last year at a holding
facility near Nasiriyah, the first death of an Iraqi prisoner to be acknowledged by the U.S. military.
Gary Pittman, a reserve sergeant from New York, is one of
three (...)
jury of nine officers
was seated Tuesday in the court-martial of a Marine accused
of karate-kicking a hooded, handcuffed Iraqi prisoner in
the chest. The prisoner of war later died.
Sgt. Gary Pittman, 40, could get two years in a (...)
A Marine reservist was found guilty Thursday of dereliction of duty and the abuse
of prisoners last year at a makeshift detention camp in
Iraq, but cleared of assaulting a 52-year-old Iraqi man who
later died there.
The military jury's verdict (...)
