Seven British soldiers are to face a court martial for the murder of an Iraqi civilian in May 2003. The soldiers served with the 3rd Parachute Regiment.
They also face charges of violent disorder following a roadside incident in southern Iraq which led to the death of the civilian, Nadhem Abdullah.
In a written statement to parliament, UK Attorney General Lord Goldsmith named three of the men suspected of the murder as Corporal Scott Evans, Private William Nerney and Daniel Harding, who has now left the army. No date has been set for the trial.
The murder accusation is a new blow to the army's reputation, with another court martial already probing whether British soldiers abused Iraqi detainees.
British soldier cleared in Germany
Separately, a British soldier who admitted assaulting an Iraqi prisoner has been cleared of forcing two captured men to strip.
Lance Corporal Darren Larkin, 30, from Oldham in Greater Manchester, was accused of forcing the Iraqis to undress moments before they were photographed simulating sex at Camp Bread Basket in Basra.
The charge was dropped at a court martial in Osnabruck in Germany today after a key prosecution witness changed his evidence.
Judge Advocate Hunter said Larkin, of the 1st Battalion of The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, would not be sentenced for the assault charge he has admitted until the end of the court martial.
Two other soldiers, Corporal Daniel Kenyon, 33, and Lance Corporal Mark Cooley, 25, both from Newcastle upon Tyne, deny charges of abusing and assaulting prisoners at the humanitarian aid camp in May 2003.
A charge against Corporal Kenyon of aiding and abetting Larkin was also dropped today.
