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US Troops Killed Iraqi Girl With ‘Warning Shot’ | News From Antiwar.com

US Troops Killed Iraqi Girl With ‘Warning Shot’ | News From Antiwar.com
A 12 year old Iraqi girl was killed today when US forces fired “warning shots” at a vehicle in Nineveh Province. The press release said the girl was standing about 100 meters behind the vehicle which was being warned: it was not clear if the drivers of the vehicle were sufficiently surprised by the shooting of the innocent girl just 100 meters from them.

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