| − | The Mahmudiya rape and killings refers to war crimes perpetrated by U.S Army soldiers on March 12, 2006 in the village of Yusufiyah, Iraq in which a 14 year old Iraqi child was gang-raped and murdered along with 3 other members of her family. <ref>https://casefilepodcast.com/case-78-the-janabi-family/</ref> Five U.S soldiers were charged with rape and murder; Specialist Paul E. Cortez, Specialist James P. Barker, Private First class Jesse V Spielman, Private First Class Bryan L Howard, and Private First Class Steven D. Green. | + | The Mahmudiya rape and killings refers to war crimes perpetrated by U.S Army soldiers on March 12, 2006 in the village of Yusufiyah, Iraq in which a 14 year old Iraqi child by the name of Abeer Qassim Hamza al-Janabi was gang-raped and murdered along with 3 other members of her family. <ref>https://casefilepodcast.com/case-78-the-janabi-family/</ref> Five U.S soldiers were charged with rape and murder; Specialist Paul E. Cortez, Specialist James P. Barker, Private First class Jesse V Spielman, Private First Class Bryan L Howard, and Private First Class Steven D. Green. |