US Marines fired over Iraq deaths

The US Navy is initiating dismissal proceedings against two Marines from a squad that killed 24 unarmed Iraqi civilians in 2005.

Fri, 20 Apr, 2012 - 08:14

The US Navy is initiating dismissal proceedings against two Marines from a squad that killed 24 unarmed Iraqi civilians in 2005.

A Navy spokeswoman said Navy Secretary Ray Mabus made the decision because Sergeant Sanick Dela Cruz and Sergeant Humberto Mendoza lied to military investigators after the massacre.

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