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| Iraq murder charge for US marine | Iraq murder charge for US marine |
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| A US marine has been charged with murdering an unarmed detainee in Iraq, the US military said. | A US marine has been charged with murdering an unarmed detainee in Iraq, the US military said. |
| Sgt Ryan Weemer is the third marine to be charged in connection with the November 2004 incident, which happened during heavy fighting in Falluja. | Sgt Ryan Weemer is the third marine to be charged in connection with the November 2004 incident, which happened during heavy fighting in Falluja. |
| Sgt Jermaine Nelson and Squad Leader José Nazario also face charges over the alleged killing of unarmed captives. | Sgt Jermaine Nelson and Squad Leader José Nazario also face charges over the alleged killing of unarmed captives. |
| Sgt Weemer, 25, who is based at Camp Pendleton, California, has also been charged with dereliction of duty. | Sgt Weemer, 25, who is based at Camp Pendleton, California, has also been charged with dereliction of duty. |
| The charges were brought following a navy investigation after Sgt Weemer reportedly revealed details of the killing while taking a polygraph test for a Secret Service job. | |
| Fierce fighting | |
| Sgt Weemer is accused of shooting an unknown man, who was being held by US forces during Operation Phantom Fury, says the BBC's Rajesh Mirchandani in California. | |
| If found guilty, Sgt Weemer faces life in prison. | |
| He was a member of Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines, based at Camp Pendleton, who allegedly killed several unarmed Iraqi captives being held captive in an abandoned house in Falluja. | |
| The city was the scene of fierce fighting between insurgents and forces led by US marines in April and November 2004. | |
| Four different members of the same unit face charges ranging from manslaughter to dereliction of duty for an incident in November 2005. | |
| That case involves the alleged killing of 24 civilians in the town of Haditha, in Anbar province, north-west of Baghdad. |