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5 Troops Charged in Iraq Rape, Killings

HeadlineJul 10, 2006

Four more soldiers have been charged with the rape of a young Iraqi woman and the murder of her and three family members. Prosecutors say the troops conspired with ex-soldier Steven Green, who was arrested last week. A fifth active soldier was also charged with dereliction of duty for failing to report the crime. A newly-released copy of her identity card shows the rape victim, Abeer Qasim Hamza, was fourteen years old. For more than a week since the killings came to light US officials have claimed she was twenty. Abeer Qasim Hamza would have turned fifteen next month.

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