US Military reviewing Haditha killings report
US Army Lt. Gen. Peter Chiarelli, the second-ranking commander in Iraq, received and was reviewing the investigative report related to allegations that US Marines were involved in an alleged massacre and cover-up in Haditha last November, the military said today.
Chiarelli received the report this morning and was “currently reviewing the investigative report from Major General Eldon Bargewell” related to the November 19 incident, it said.
It added that the Naval Criminal Investigative Service was examining “potential criminal offences arising from the incident.”
Bargewell, for his part, examined official reporting “and communications flow surrounding the operations, type of training the forces received prior to and after their arrival in theatre, and command climate within the unit.”
