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On March 12, 2006, soldiers at the checkpoint from the 502nd Infantry Regiment consisting of Private First Class Steven Green, Specialist Paul E. Cortez, Specialist James P. Barker, Private First Class Jesse V. Spielman, and Private First Class Bryan L. Howard, were playing cards, illegally drinking alcohol, hitting golf balls and discussing plans to rape Abeer and "kill some Iraqis."<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20140327044903/http://www.cbsnews.com/news/whiskey-and-golf-before-rape-murder/</ref> Four out of 6 soldiers at the checkpoint decided to go to Abeer's home after they had seen her passing by their checkpoint earlier.  

On March 12, 2006, soldiers at the checkpoint from the 502nd Infantry Regiment consisting of Private First Class Steven Green, Specialist Paul E. Cortez, Specialist James P. Barker, Private First Class Jesse V. Spielman, and Private First Class Bryan L. Howard, were playing cards, illegally drinking alcohol, hitting golf balls and discussing plans to rape Abeer and "kill some Iraqis."<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20140327044903/http://www.cbsnews.com/news/whiskey-and-golf-before-rape-murder/</ref> Four out of 6 soldiers at the checkpoint decided to go to Abeer's home after they had seen her passing by their checkpoint earlier.  

Abeer's father was spending time with his family while his sons were at school. In broad daylight, the four U.S soldiers, walked into the house with only army issue long underwear to look like "ninjas" and separated Abeer from her family. Spielman grabbed Abeer's 6 year old sister and brought her inside the house. Cortez said that when he and Barker were raping Abeer,"She kept squirming and trying to keep her legs closed and saying stuff in Arabic". <ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-iraq-murder/tearful-soldier-tells-court-of-iraq-rape-murder-idUSN2037158220070221</ref>

Abeer's father was spending time with his family while his sons were at school. In broad daylight, the four U.S soldiers, walked into the house with only army issue long underwear to look like "ninjas" and separated Abeer from her family. Spielman grabbed Abeer's 6 year old sister and brought her inside the house. Cortez said that when he and Barker were raping Abeer,"She kept squirming and trying to keep her legs closed and saying stuff in Arabic". <ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-iraq-murder/tearful-soldier-tells-court-of-iraq-rape-murder-idUSN2037158220070221</ref> Additionally, Cortez said that, "During the time me and Barker were raping Abeer, I heard 5 or 6 gunshots that came from the bedroom. After Barker was done, Green came out of the bedroom and said that he had killed them all, and that all of them were dead." Green then took his turn to rape the girl and shot her dead. The soldiers then set her body on fire with kerosene in an attempt to cover up the crime. <ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-usa-assault-idUKTRE5468HP20090508?edition-redirect=uk</ref>

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