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18 Years On, A War Crime Investigation Haunts Trump's Defence Secretary Pick
Eighteen years ago, an operation targeting suspected al-Qaeda militants in Iraq took a dark turn when US soldiers killed three detainees under suspicious circumstances. At the centre of renewed scrutiny is Pete Hegseth.
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$2.5 Billion Public Funds Stolen In Iraq's "Heist Of The Century"
An Iraqi criminal court on Tuesday issued arrest warrants for a businessman and a former government official wanted over their alleged involvement in stealing $2.5 billion of public funds.
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3 Swedish Citizens Given Death Sentences In Iraq Over Shooting
Three Swedish citizens have been sentenced to death in Iraq over their involvement in a shooting and a fourth may also face the same punishment over a separate crime, the Swedish foreign ministry said on Thursday.
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UK Government And Military Covered Up War Crimes: Report
The UK government and military covered up credible evidence of war crimes by British soldiers against civilians in Afghanistan and Iraq, according to an investigation by the BBC and the Sunday Times.
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Trump Pardons Army Officers, Restores Navy SEAL's Rank In War Crimes Cases
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday pardoned two Army officers accused of war crimes in Afghanistan and restored the rank of a Navy SEAL platoon commander who was demoted for actions in Iraq, a move critics have said would undermine military justice and send a message that battlefield atrocities will be tolerated.
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US Navy SEAL Acquitted Of Most Serious Charges In War Crimes Trial
A US Navy SEAL platoon leader charged with committing war crimes in Iraq was acquitted by a military jury on Tuesday of murder and all other counts except for unlawfully posing with the corpse of a captive ISIS fighter.
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Witness In Murder Trial Says US Navy SEAL Didn't Kill Prisoner, He Did
A witness in the court-martial trial of a decorated US Navy SEAL charged with killing a captive teenage militant while deployed to Iraq confessed on Thursday that it was he -- not the defendant -- who put an end to the boy's life.
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Donald Trump May Pardon Military Men Accused Or Convicted Of War Crimes: Report
US President Donald Trump has asked for files to be prepared on pardoning several U.S. military members accused of or convicted of war crimes, including one slated to stand trial on charges of shooting unarmed civilians while in Iraq, the New York Times reported on Saturday.
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Iraq Unearths Mass Grave Of Kurds Killed By Saddam Hussein
Iraq must never forget Saddam Hussein's crimes or allow his party to return, President Barham Salih said on Sunday after attending the unearthing of a mass grave of Kurds killed by the former leader's forces three decades ago.
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US Targets Some Iraqis For Deportation In Wake Of Travel Ban Deal
A US government official said today immigration agents are conducting targeted operations to arrest Iraqi immigrants who had been ordered deported after committing serious crimes, the result of a deal struck after Iraq was dropped from a list of countries targeted by President Donald Trump's travel ban.
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Iraq Must Ask For UN Inquiry Against ISIS Yazidi Crimes, Says Amal Clooney
International human rights lawyer Amal Clooney and a young Yazidi woman who was enslaved and raped by ISIS pushed Iraq on Thursday to allow a United Nations investigation into crimes by the terror group.
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Florida Shooting Suspect Could Face Death Penalty
US authorities have charged the Iraq war vet accused of shooting five people dead and wounding six at a Florida airport with federal crimes that could carry the death penalty.
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'Reckless' Arms Transfers To Iraq Fuelled ISIS Crimes: Report
Decades of irresponsible arms transfers to Iraq fuelled the ISIS's firepower and ability to carry out atrocities on a massive scale, Amnesty International said in a report published today.
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Finland Arrests Man for Suspected War Crimes in Iraq
Finnish police said on Monday that a foreigner had been detained for war crimes committed in Iraq in the summer of last year.
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Islamic State 'Mafias' Made $11 Million Per Month in Iraq Province: Inquiry
The Islamic State jihadist group made $11 million per month from "organised crime" in Iraq's Nineveh province before seizing it and capital city Mosul, a parliamentary report obtained by AFP says.
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18 Years On, A War Crime Investigation Haunts Trump's Defence Secretary Pick
Eighteen years ago, an operation targeting suspected al-Qaeda militants in Iraq took a dark turn when US soldiers killed three detainees under suspicious circumstances. At the centre of renewed scrutiny is Pete Hegseth.
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$2.5 Billion Public Funds Stolen In Iraq's "Heist Of The Century"
An Iraqi criminal court on Tuesday issued arrest warrants for a businessman and a former government official wanted over their alleged involvement in stealing $2.5 billion of public funds.
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3 Swedish Citizens Given Death Sentences In Iraq Over Shooting
Three Swedish citizens have been sentenced to death in Iraq over their involvement in a shooting and a fourth may also face the same punishment over a separate crime, the Swedish foreign ministry said on Thursday.
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UK Government And Military Covered Up War Crimes: Report
The UK government and military covered up credible evidence of war crimes by British soldiers against civilians in Afghanistan and Iraq, according to an investigation by the BBC and the Sunday Times.
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Trump Pardons Army Officers, Restores Navy SEAL's Rank In War Crimes Cases
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday pardoned two Army officers accused of war crimes in Afghanistan and restored the rank of a Navy SEAL platoon commander who was demoted for actions in Iraq, a move critics have said would undermine military justice and send a message that battlefield atrocities will be tolerated.
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US Navy SEAL Acquitted Of Most Serious Charges In War Crimes Trial
A US Navy SEAL platoon leader charged with committing war crimes in Iraq was acquitted by a military jury on Tuesday of murder and all other counts except for unlawfully posing with the corpse of a captive ISIS fighter.
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Witness In Murder Trial Says US Navy SEAL Didn't Kill Prisoner, He Did
A witness in the court-martial trial of a decorated US Navy SEAL charged with killing a captive teenage militant while deployed to Iraq confessed on Thursday that it was he -- not the defendant -- who put an end to the boy's life.
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Donald Trump May Pardon Military Men Accused Or Convicted Of War Crimes: Report
US President Donald Trump has asked for files to be prepared on pardoning several U.S. military members accused of or convicted of war crimes, including one slated to stand trial on charges of shooting unarmed civilians while in Iraq, the New York Times reported on Saturday.
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Iraq Unearths Mass Grave Of Kurds Killed By Saddam Hussein
Iraq must never forget Saddam Hussein's crimes or allow his party to return, President Barham Salih said on Sunday after attending the unearthing of a mass grave of Kurds killed by the former leader's forces three decades ago.
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US Targets Some Iraqis For Deportation In Wake Of Travel Ban Deal
A US government official said today immigration agents are conducting targeted operations to arrest Iraqi immigrants who had been ordered deported after committing serious crimes, the result of a deal struck after Iraq was dropped from a list of countries targeted by President Donald Trump's travel ban.
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Iraq Must Ask For UN Inquiry Against ISIS Yazidi Crimes, Says Amal Clooney
International human rights lawyer Amal Clooney and a young Yazidi woman who was enslaved and raped by ISIS pushed Iraq on Thursday to allow a United Nations investigation into crimes by the terror group.
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Florida Shooting Suspect Could Face Death Penalty
US authorities have charged the Iraq war vet accused of shooting five people dead and wounding six at a Florida airport with federal crimes that could carry the death penalty.
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'Reckless' Arms Transfers To Iraq Fuelled ISIS Crimes: Report
Decades of irresponsible arms transfers to Iraq fuelled the ISIS's firepower and ability to carry out atrocities on a massive scale, Amnesty International said in a report published today.
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Finland Arrests Man for Suspected War Crimes in Iraq
Finnish police said on Monday that a foreigner had been detained for war crimes committed in Iraq in the summer of last year.
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Islamic State 'Mafias' Made $11 Million Per Month in Iraq Province: Inquiry
The Islamic State jihadist group made $11 million per month from "organised crime" in Iraq's Nineveh province before seizing it and capital city Mosul, a parliamentary report obtained by AFP says.
