Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Thursday denounced the killings of Iraqi civilians by American soldiers and said he asked a ministerial committee to hold talks with U.S. military to set ground rules for raids and detentions.
His remarks came in the wake of an investigation into allegations that U.S. Marines killed unarmed civilians in the western city of Haditha.
Al-Maliki said he had ordered the "national security ministerial committee to follow up on this issue with the multinational forces" and "to hold talks with the multinational forces to formulate ground rules for detentions and raids."
When asked about Iraqi complaints that U.S. forces show no regard for their lives during raids and detentions, al-Maliki said he objected to such practices. "We cannot forgive violations of the dignity of the Iraqi people," he said during a press conference.
