ɪn sɛptˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ɪlˈɛvən, ðɪ ɪɹˈæki ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ɹɪˈoʊpənd ɪts ɪnvˌɛstɪɡˈeɪʃən ˈæftɚ wˈɪki lˈiːks pˈʌblɪʃt ɐ lˈiːkt dˌɪpləmˈæɾɪk kˈeɪbəl ɪnwˌɪtʃ fˈɪlɪp ˈælstən, juːnˈaɪɾᵻd nˈeɪʃənz spˈɛʃəl ɹˌæpoːɹtˈʊɹ ˌɔn ˌɛkstɹədʒuːdˈɪʃəl, sˈʌmɚɹi, ɔːɹ ˈɑːɹbɪtɹˌɛɹi ˌɛksɪkjˈuːʃənz, ɐpˈɪɹd tə səpˈoːɹt ðə vˈɜːʒən ʌv ᵻvˈɛnts ɡˈɪvən baɪ ɹˈɛzᵻdənts ɪn ˈɪʃæki.
In September 2011, the Iraqi government reopened its investigation after WikiLeaks published a leaked diplomatic cable in which Philip Alston, United Nations special rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary, or Arbitrary Executions, appeared to support the version of events given by residents in Ishaqi.