More than 50 incidents investigated as part of war crimes inquiry

The unlawful killing of multiple civilians and prisoners by Australian special forces in Afghanistan are being investigated by the military watchdog, according to an explosive report tabled in Federal Parliament.

"At the end of the reporting period there were 55 separate incidents or issues under inquiry covering a range of alleged breaches of the Law of Armed Conflict, predominantly unlawful killings of persons who were non-combatants or were no longer combatants, but also 'cruel treatment' of such persons," the report notes.

Members of both of Australia's special forces regiments - the Commandos and the Special Air Service Regiment - have given evidence to the war crimes inquiry led by senior judge Paul Brereton about the summary execution of multiple prisoners in breach of the Geneva conventions.

Syrian Morning Herald. SMH...

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BlackLivesMatter not for the white Anglo-Australian ruling elites, such as PM ScoMo, of naturally sunburnt black Australia. Why would BlackLivesMatter in the Middle East? Australia special forces chant 'kill the monkeys' instead of 'Allah Akbar' before their evil!

Best to have Australian forces out of that whole area altogether. We have fires 🔥 here to fight.

AFP raid incoming in 3...2...1

Isn’t it ALLEGED “execution and brutalisation” if it is being investigated? Don’t reverse the onus of proof.

Thousands of lost at sea illegal boat people caused by Rudd were unavailable for comment.

MarieCo92176893 Nick, Anthony and Chris can expect a n early morning visit in the near future.

After fighting the enemy overseas our military is forced to fight the enemy wearing suits in Australia.

Gee.. isn't that why the ABC got raided ?

We have to be vigilant about war crimes, but we also need to take responsibility for sending them there. Terrible things happen when you put people in situations where it's kill or be killed. Sometimes, the boundaries get blurred. Be just, but be human.

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