That prompted a volley of machine-gun fire and rocket-propelled grenades from the security contractors, who stopped only after 17 civilians were dead. The country had fallen into a brutal civil war, and in the capital, American forces and security contractors ruled the roads. “I was surprised by their pardon,” said al-Nasrawi, who had been driving through Nisour Square on his way to deliver mail. But there is no visible trace in Nisour Square today of the 2007 killing. “The criminal Trump intentionally pardoned a group of mercenaries of the terrorist company responsible for the massacre in Nisour Square,” the group said in a statement.

Source: bd News24 December 24, 2020 14:26 UTC