Orphans of Tall Afar.

CIVILIAN war casualties; ORPHANS; CHILDREN & war; WAR casualties; WAR victims; IRAQ War, 2003-2011; UNITED States armed forces

Looks at the impact of U.S.-led military operations in Iraq on the orphans of civilian casualties. Case of the Hassan children, whose parents were killed by the U.S. Army's Apache Company in Tall Afar, Iraq in an incident of mistaken identity; Report that many of the Hassan children were wounded in the incident; Unsuccessful efforts of the U.S. soldiers to comfort the children following the shooting; Impact of an investigation into the incident, in which members of the Apache Company were acquitted of wrongdoing; Efforts of the U.S. Army to compensate the Hassan family for their loss; Impact of the incident on the Apache Company soldiers.