US soldiers charged in Iraqi killing

THE US military plans to charge two intelligence soldiers over the suffocation death of an Iraqi general during an interrogation last autumn, according to an American newspaper report.

Charges of negligent homicide and involuntary manslaughter will be filed against Chief Warrant Officers Lewis Welshofer and Jeff Williams, The Denver Post reported, citing a Pentagon document obtained by the newspaper.

Mowhoush, 57, died during interrogation on November 26 at Qaim, Iraq. His death certificate lists homicide as the cause. The US military has said Mowhoush died from asphyxiation due to smothering and chest compression.