120px Time magazine has reported that the U.S. military is investigating allegations of United States Marines killing civilians in response to the death of a U.S. Marine. The Marine was killed when a roadside improvised explosive device detonated near his convoy. His fellow Marines are alleged to have entered homes in a western Iraqi town and shot and killed 15 members of two families in retaliation, including a 3-year-old girl. Last week the U.S. military announced that Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) has been handed the matter to determine whether the troops deliberately targeted civilians and broke the laws of war. Military Officials initially indicated that 15 Iraqi civilians had died when gunmen attacked a convoy with small arms fire, prompting the Marines to return fire. U.S. Marines have also claimed that the civilians were used as shields by insurgents and that the fault lies with the insurgents.
120px Time magazine has reported that the U.S. military is investigating allegations of killing civilians in response to the death of a U.S. Marine. The Marine was killed when a roadside detonated near his convoy. His fellow Marines are alleged to have entered homes in a western Iraqi town and shot and killed fifteen members of two families in retaliation, including a three-year-old girl. Last week the U.S. military announced that (NCIS) has been handed the matter to determine whether the troops deliberately targeted civilians and broke the laws of war. Military Officials initially indicated that 15 Iraqi civilians had died when gunmen attacked a convoy with small arms fire, prompting the Marines to return fire. U.S. Marines have also claimed that the civilians were used as shields by insurgents and that the fault lies with the insurgents.
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United States Marines
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improvised explosive device
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15
fifteen
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3-year-old
three-year-old
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Naval Criminal Investigative Service