02 September 2009 :
an Iraqi court sentenced four Iraqi security force members to death for killing eight police guards during a bank robbery.Ahmad Khalaf, Ali Eidan, Basheer Khalid and Ali Ouda seized 3.8 million dollars in a raid on the Al-Rafidain bank on July 28. The men have 30 days in which to appeal. Four others were tried in absentia but were not sentenced.