George Newman

UK Troops ‘forced Iraqi Teen Into Canal, Let Him Drown’

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A judge in the UK has condemned four British troops for the killing of an Iraqi teenager in 2003 in the city of Basra. The soldiers had displayed “a manifest disregard of life” when they forced 15-year-old Ahmed Jabbar Kareem Ali into a canal in Basra where he drowned, Judge George Newman said on Thursday … Read more

British Troops Condemned Over Iraqi Boy’s Death In 2003

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Four UK soldiers who “forced” an Iraqi boy into a canal and let him drown have been condemned by a judge investigating civilian deaths in the Iraq War. Ahmed Jabbar Kareem Ali, who was 15, died in Basra in May 2003 after he was detained on suspicion of looting. The judge’s report said Ahmed should … Read more