Tape claims 3 GIs killed over rape-murders
An al-Qaeda-linked group posted a Web video yesterday purporting to show the mutilated bodies of two US soldiers, claiming it killed them in revenge for the rape-slaying of a young Iraqi woman by American troops from the same unit.
The Mujahedeen Shura Council previously claimed responsibility for killing the two soldiers, who were snatched in a June 16 attack near the town of Youssifiyah, southwest of Baghdad. A third soldier was killed in the attack.
But the statement was the first time the group linked the slaying to the rape case.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. A statement by the group said the video was released as "revenge for our sister who was dishonoured by a soldier of the same brigade."
It said that as soon as fighters heard of the rape-slaying, "they kept their anger to themselves and didn't spread the news, but were determined to avenge their sister's honour."
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