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The Rape and Murder of Abeer   
Sexual Abuse and Rape in Iraq
Women in Iraq
Sexual Abuse and the Military

The Rape and Murder of Abeer  

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Graphic Evidence in US Troops' Rape and Murder Trial, New Zealand Herald, 7 August 06
Article 32 Hearing: testimony of Iraqi medic. 

US Soldier Described Rape and Murders, Iraq Hearing Told, AFP, 7 August 06
Article 32 Hearing: Testimony of US military investigator.

U.S. Military Court Told GIs Took Turns to Rape, AP, 7 August 06
Article 32 Hearing: Testimony of US military investigator.

Iraqi Testimony Opens Hearing for Five US Soldiers in Mahmoudiya Rape-Slaying Case, Associated Press, 6 August 06
Article 32 Hearing: Report on first day.  Iraqi witnesses testify behind closed doors.  

5 U.S. Soldiers Charged In Rape-Slay, CBS/AP, 9 July 06
Detailed early report.  Refers to Abeer as both a teenager and a woman in same article.

In Cold Blood: Iraqi Tells of Massacre at Farmhouse, LA Times, 6 July 06
Abu Firas Janabi, a cousin of Abeer’s mother, Fakhriya Taha Muhsen, speaks about what happened before and after the attacks.

Details Emerge in Alleged Army Rape, Killings, Washington Post, 3 July 06
Detailed report on the atrocity committed in Mahmoudiya and its local impact, with comments from a hospital official, a neighbour and a family member of Abeer.            

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