'In the Dark': The Killings of Iraqi Civilians by U.S. Marines

In nine podcast episodes, the third season of In the Dark examines the killings of 24 Iraqi civilians by U.S. Marines in Haditha, Iraq, in November 2006. The investigation looks at the subsequent probe announced by the American military, which followed an outcry in the global media and a pledge of accountability by President George W. Bush—but resulted in no prison time for anyone involved.

The series, a product of four years of reporting, is based on hundreds of interviews and thousands of pages of previously unreleased government documents. It will be accompanied by several multimedia features. America’s conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan have largely faded from the headlines, and this project uncovers new information, not previously reported, about war crimes committed during America’s so-called Forever War. 

To see previous episodes from In the Dark, click here.