Haditha is a city on the Euphrates River northwest of Baghdad, Iraq. Eight US Marines faced charges in the deaths, but only one was convicted of a crime, that of negligent dereliction of duty.

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. AP - A military judge has dismissed charges against a Marine officer accused of failing to investigate the killings of 24 Iraqis.Col. Steven Folsom dismissed charges Tuesday ...

Relatives of Iraqis killed in Haditha in 2005 expressed anger that the U.S. Marine considered to be the ringleader in the killings won't spend time in jail. A U.S. Marine staff sergeant who admitted ...

Camp Pendleton, California (CNN) -- A U.S. military judge sentenced a Marine squad leader charged with alleged war crimes in Iraq to a maximum of 90 days in prison and a reduction in pay and rank. But ...

A U.S. Marine general blamed a misleading report for his failure to order a probe into the slaying of 24 civilians in the Iraqi town of Haditha. A Pentagon investigation will show that U.S. Marines ...