After the massacre, Iraqi police accused the US troops of rounding up and deliberately shooting 11 people, including five children and four women, before blowing up their house.
[2] Leaked diplomatic cables in 2011 revealed that Philip Alston, United Nations special rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary, or Arbitrary Executions, immediately raised questions about the incident.
[3] In June 2006, the US indicated they were re-investigating the incident,[4] after the BBC obtained a tape from "a hardline Sunni group" that appeared to contain evidence supporting the allegations of the Iraqi police.
[2] The investigation found that US military personnel had followed the proper procedures and rules of engagement and were not guilty of misconduct.
"[7] In September 2011, the Iraqi government reopened its investigation after WikiLeaks published a leaked diplomatic cable in which Philip Alston, United Nations special rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary, or Arbitrary Executions, appeared to support the version of events given by residents in Ishaqi.