USA: As fresh revelations surrounding the alleged massacre in Haditha continue to surface. A military tribunal has decided there was no misconduct by US troops during a similar incident in the town of Ishaqi.

The findings of the Pentagon investigation surfaced a day after the BBC released video footage that purported to depict the grim results of the US action in Ishaqi, about 100km north of Baghdad.

The allegations centred around evidence that 11 people were massacred indiscriminately by US Marines during a raid on a local residence in March.

A report submitted by Iraqi police accused US troops of rounding up and exterminating 11 people in the house, including four women and five children, before demolishing the building.

According to the Americans, Marines were involved in a skirmish after a tip-off that an al-Qaeda supporter was visiting the house. During the ensuing fire-fight, the building collapsed under the bombardment killing four people- "a suspect", two women and a child.

But the video tape broadcast by the BBC tells a different tale. It shows a number of dead adults and children at the scene. Respected world affairs editor John Simpson concluded the tape clearly shows evidence of gunshot wounds on all the bodies, women and children.

The events in Ishaqi, are just one case in a catalogue of alleged atrocities carried out by the US military since the invasion began in 2003

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki has attacked coalition forces for what he identifies as "habitual attacks" against civilians.

Such violence against the populace was, "common among many of the multinational forces", he added.

Troops showed "no respect for citizens, smashing civilian cars and killing on a suspicion or a hunch", he added.

The Iraqi government recently launched an independent investigation into the alleged massacre at Haditha, where eyewitnesses claim US marines shot dead 24 civilians after a roadside bomb attack in November.