Ishaqi is a small town in the Balad District of the Saladin Governorate of Iraq, about 60 miles north of Baghdad. In March 2006 Iraqi police reported that American troops had executed 11 people in Ishaqi after capturing them in a raid, including a 75-year-old woman and a 6-month-old baby. New footage of the event's aftermath was released in June 2006, spa…Ishaqi is a small town in the Balad District of the Saladin Governorate of Iraq, about 60 miles north of Baghdad. In March 2006 Iraqi police reported that American troops had executed 11 people in Ishaqi after capturing them in a raid, including a 75-year-old woman and a 6-month-old baby. New footage of the event's aftermath was released in June 2006, sparking an investigation of the event. The US forces were later cleared of wrongdoing by a US military probe, sparking protests from the Iraqi government, who vowed to continue their own investigation.
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