A US Navy SEAL accused of war crimes in Iraq was acquitted by a military jury of murder and all other charges except for unlawfully posing with the corpse of a captive Daesh fighter
) In this file photo taken on June 21, 2019 Navy Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher walks into military court in San Diego, California.
Edward Gallagher, 40, was likewise acquitted of two counts of attempted murder against Iraqi civillians, but was convicted of posing for a photograph beside the corpse of the captive Daesh group fighter. The charges stemmed from allegations by men under his own command in the special operations branch of the US Navy.
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