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British soldiers tortured Iraqis
Hundreds of British troops, including officials and commanders involved in the invasion of Iraq are now under investigation after revelations that they oppressed and tortured captured Iraqi civilians and soldiers.
This May, pictures seized from a soldier showed a group of British troops committing acts of cruelty and oppression against prisoners of war. In one picture, a bound and gagged Iraqi is shown being suspended from a forklift driven by a British soldier. The picture also showed a British soldier who was laughing hard. Other pictures showed a number of naked Iraqis being forced to commit sexual acts with British soldiers or with each other while other soldiers watched. There was also a picture of two naked and extremely frightened Iraqis with their heads bowed.
Before this, there had already been expos�s regarding the cruelty against Iraqi civilians of Col. Tim Collins, commander of a battalion stationed in Basra. Collins' own men as well as American troops stationed in Basra at that time witnessed how Collins beat up an Iraqi leader, indiscriminately shot at and terrorized other civilians, and shot at the wheels of civilian vehicles.
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 07 June 2003
English Edition
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