Marine acquitted of Iraq charges

The US Marine Corps has dropped charges and given full immunity to a serviceman who was accused of involuntary manslaughter in a squad's killing of 24 Iraqis in Haditha in 2005.

The case against Lance Corporal Stephen Tatum, 26, was dismissed as jury selection was about to begin for his court-martial.

The government has been seeking L/Cpl Tatum's testimony against the squad leader, Staff Sergeant Frank Wuterich, in the largest prosecution of US troops in the Iraq war. However, the case has shrunk over time, including the removal of all murder charges.

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