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BAGHDAD — A civilian contractor working for the U.S. military in Iraq was charged with aggravated assault under military law, the first such prosecution since the Vietnam War, the U.S. command said Saturday.
Alaa “Alex” Mohammad Ali, who holds dual Iraqi-Canadian citizenship, is the first person facing criminal charges since Congress in 2006 gave the military authority to prosecute crimes committed by civilians working for the armed forces, a U.S. statement said.
Ali, a U.S. Army translator, is accused of stabbing another contractor during a fight Feb. 23 at a base 85 miles west of Baghdad in Anbar province, the statement said.
