## Haditha: Two US marines implicated in killing family in notorious Iraq war shooting, expert tells BBC

Authored by bbc.co.uk

Bullet holes pepper the front door to the house in the Iraqi town of Haditha, where she grew up.

Inside the back bedroom, a colourful bedspread covers the bed where her family was shot.

This is where she hid with her five siblings, mum and aunt when US marines stormed into their home and opened fire, killing everyone apart from Safa, on 19 November 2005.

Now, 20 years on, a BBC Eye investigation has uncovered evidence that implicates two marines, who were never brought to trial, in the killing of Safa's family, according to a forensic expert.

The killing of Safa's family was part of what became known as the Haditha massacre, when US marines killed 24 Iraqi civilians, including four women and six children.

They entered three homes killing nearly everyone inside, as well as a driver and four students in a car, who were on their way to college.

The incident triggered the longest US war crimes investigation of the Iraq war, but no-one was convicted of the killings. »

### Black Ops 7 Now the Worst-Rated CoD Ever on Metacritic

Authored by clawsomegamer.com

Update: The user score for Black Ops 6 has now dropped to 1.6. Game Year Metacritic User Score Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 2025 1.6 / 10 Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 2024 6.2 / 10 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III 2023 2.3 / 10 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II 2022 5.2 / 10 Call of Duty: Vanguard 2021 3.7 / 10.

In the aftermath, Black Ops 7 is being review-bombed on Metacritic.

Currently, Black Ops 7 has a user score of just 2.0 on Metacritic. »

### The militias battling to form a breakaway coastal state in the Middle East

Authored by inews.co.uk

A coalition of Syrian militias has called for 'liberation' of the country's coast, and mounted a significant challenge to Damascus.

A deadly campaign carried out by government forces, militias, and volunteers across western Syria emerged after the first March attacks.

Along with the Coastal Shield Brigade, this faction has managed to partly wrestle the coastal region out of Damascus’ control. »

### Rep. Thomas Massie gives dramatic warning to GOP on Epstein files: ‘You will have voted to protect pedophiles’

Authored by nypost.com

3 Libertarian Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky says President Trump doesn’t want to release all of the Epstein files to protect his allies.

Massie fretted that those probes could function as a “big smokescreen” to hamper the release of all of the Epstein files.

Despite Trump’s attacks, Massie stressed that he doesn’t believe the Epstein files will implicate the president. »

### Jon Voight Begs Trump to ‘Terminate’ Zohran Mamdani’s NYC Mayor Win: ‘Only He Can Stop This Horror’

Authored by variety.com

Jon Voight has called upon President Trump to “terminate” New York City’s mayoral election of Zohran Mamdani.

“We the people have put our trust in the President of the United States, Donald J. Trump.

He, and only he, can stop this horror, as this mayor, Mamdani, will try to destroy New York’s wealth and turn it into a socialist crap city,” Voight said in the video. »

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