The cables stated that on the sixth day of Iraqi invasion, Iraqi soldiers "entered the Adan Hospital in Fahaheel looking for hospital equipment to steal" and that "they unplugged the oxygen to the incubators supporting 22 premature babies and made off with the incubators", thus killing the 22 children.
Dokumen tersebut mencantumkan bahwa pada hari keenam invasi Irak, tentara Irak "masuk Rumah Sakit Adan di Fahaheel untuk mencuri peralatan rumah sakit dan "mereka mencabut oksigen ke inkubator berisi 22 bayi prematur dan mengambil inkubatornya" sehingga menewaskan 22 anak.