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Iraqi group urges prison abuse inquiry by Wednesday 16 November 2005 11:19 AM GMT Some detainees are said to have been abused Iraq's government faces calls for an international inquiry into abuse at a secret prison in Baghdad where inmates were reportedly tortured, beaten and starved. The call by the Sunni-based Iraqi Islamic Party on Wednesday comes after revelations that about 170 detainees, mostly Sunni, were illegally held at a centr...
Starved, tortured prisoners found in Iraqi cell Last Updated Tue, 15 Nov 2005 13:54:58 EST CBC News Iraq is investigating the discovery of more than 170 prisoners in a government bunker in Baghdad where many were found starved, beaten and tortured. * INDEPTH: Iraq Iraqi officials made the announcement Tuesday, two days after U.S. troops surrounded the Interior Ministry compound where the detainees were being held in an underground ce...
Billions plundered from Iraq military by Monday 19 September 2005 3:35 AM GMT Critics charge the Iraqi military is poorly equipped A billion dollars has been plundered from the coffers of Iraq's defence ministry, seriously affecting the government's ability to maintain law and order, the Independent newspaper says. "It is possibly one of the largest thefts in history," the paper said in its Monday edition, quoting Iraqi Finance Minister ...
Dozens killed in Iraq violence by Tuesday 24 May 2005 2:29 AM GMT Escalating violence has killed about 610 people since 28 April A string of car bombs and attacks in a continuing wave of violence has killed at least 49 people and wounded more than 130 across Iraq. A Baghdad restaurant popular with the police, a Shia mosque, and the home of a community leader near Mosul were among the sites that came under attack on Monday. ...
Report: civilian deaths in Iraq far exceed those of military and police 01:44 PM EDT Jul 14 BAGHDAD (AP) - Violent deaths among Iraqi civilians far exceeded those of soldiers or police in the first six months of this year, according to figures obtained Thursday from separate Iraqi government ministries. Between Jan. 1 and June 30, 1,594 civilians were killed, according to the Ministry of Health. Civilians often bear the brunt of car-bombings and suicide attac...
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