ɪmˈiːdɪətli ˈæftɚ ðə jˌuːˈɛs ɪnvˌɛstɪɡˈeɪʃən wʌz klˈoʊzd, ðɪ ɪɹˈæki ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ɹᵻspˈɑːndᵻd baɪ ˈoʊpənɪŋ ɐn ɪnvˌɛstɪɡˈeɪʃən, wɪð ɪɹˈæki pɹˈaɪm mˈɪnɪstɚ nˈɜːɹi mˈælɪki ˈeɪd ɐdnˈæn ˈælkˈæzɪmi stˈeɪɾɪŋ ðætðə jˌuːˈɛs ɹᵻpˈoːɹt "wʌz nˌɑːt fˈɛɹ fɚðɪ ɪɹˈæki pˈiːpəl ænd ðə tʃˈɪldɹən hˌuː wɜː kˈɪld.
Immediately after the US investigation was closed, the Iraqi government responded by opening an investigation, with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki aide Adnan al-Kazimi stating that the US report "was not fair for the Iraqi people and the children who were killed.