The Mahmudiyah rape and killings were war crimes involving the gang-rape and murder of 14-year-old Iraqi girl Abeer Qassim Hamza al-Janabi and the murder of her family by United States Army soldiers on March 12, 2006.
It occurred in the family's house to the southwest of Yusufiyah, a village to the west of the town of Al-Mahmudiyah, Iraq.
Others members of al-Janabi's family murdered by Americans include her 34-year-old mother Fakhriyah Taha Muhasen, 45-year-old father Qassim Hamza Raheem, and 6-year-old sister Hadeel Qassim Hamza Al-Janabi.
The two remaining survivors of the family, 9-year-old brother Ahmed and 11-year-old brother Mohammed, who were at school during the massacre, were orphaned by the event.
Charged with the crimes of rape and murder were five U.S.
Army soldiers of the 502nd Infantry Regiment consisting of Sergeant Paul E.
Cortez, Specialist James P.
Barker, Private First Class Jesse V.
Spielman, Private First Class Brian L.
Howard, and Private First Class Steven D.
Green.
Private Green was discharged from the U.S.
Army for mental instability before the crimes were known by his command, whereas Cortez, Barker, Spielman and Howard were tried by U.S.
Army General Courts Martial and convicted of the crimes and sentenced to prison.
Green was tried in a United States civilian court and convicted of rape and the four murders and also sentenced to life in prison.