The video, which was posted on the video-sharing website YouTube as well as other websites on Wednesday, shows four US Marine Corps in camouflage uniforms making lewd jokes, while urinating on the bodies of three Afghanis.

It was not immediately known where and when the incident took place.

The caption refers to the corpses as "dead Talibans," but it was unclear if they were civilians or fighters killed after a battle. The bodies are dressed in Afghan-style clothing; the chest of one male corpse appears to be soaked in blood.

The US Marine Corps has said it would investigate the video, calling the actions of the troops caught on the video disgusting. "While we have not yet verified the origin or authenticity of this video, the actions portrayed are not consistent with our core values and are not indicative of the character of the Marines in our Corps," it said in a statement.

The desecration of the corpses has drawn the anger of the Muslims in the US. A US-based Muslim civil rights group condemned the heinous incident in a letter to US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta.

Meanwhile, residents in the southern city of Kandahar as well as in the capital Kabul staged rallies on Thursday to slam the desecration of the corpses, saying the US marines committed crimes.

The demonstrators said "Since they've committed such a crime, we don't want them anymore on our soil, we don't like foreign soldiers to be on our soil and they have to leave."


Source: News Agencies, Edited by moqawama.org