A US soldier pleaded guilty today of the murder of a severely wounded 16-year-old Iraqi, the US military said.
Staff Sgt Johnny Horne was charged with the murder of the civilian in Baghdad's Sadr City on August 18th.
Sadr City was the scene of fierce clashes earlier this year between coalition forces and Shia rebels allied to anti-US cleric Muqtada al-Sadr.
A military spokesman said proceedings had begun to decide what sentence Sgt Horne would face.