Difference between revisions of "Mahmudiya rape and killings"
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According to neighbors of the Janabi family, Abeer stayed mostly at home due to her parents not allowing her to go to school because of security concerns. Abeer had dreams of hoping to one day live "in the big city"(Baghdad). Her relatives described her as proud.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20190327101304/https://cape.army.mil/case-studies/wcs-single.php?id=78&title=black-hearts-yusufiyah-iraq</ref> | According to neighbors of the Janabi family, Abeer stayed mostly at home due to her parents not allowing her to go to school because of security concerns. Abeer had dreams of hoping to one day live "in the big city"(Baghdad). Her relatives described her as proud.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20190327101304/https://cape.army.mil/case-studies/wcs-single.php?id=78&title=black-hearts-yusufiyah-iraq</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 20:24, January 30, 2022
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. [1] 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.
Background
According to neighbors of the Janabi family, Abeer stayed mostly at home due to her parents not allowing her to go to school because of security concerns. Abeer had dreams of hoping to one day live "in the big city"(Baghdad). Her relatives described her as proud.[2]
A U.S Army checkpoint was located 200 meters from Abeer's home. From the checkpoint, U.S troops would watch Abeer doing chores and work in the garden. Abeer's brother Mohammed had recalled that soldiers often searched the house. On one occasion, Private First class Steven D. Green, touched ran his index finger down Abeer's face which terrified her.