11 American soldiers charged with abuse
The US command yesterday announced charges against 11 US soldiers for assaulting detainees but provided few details of what happened other than to say the soldiers served in the Baghdad area but are now off duty pending the investigation.
Also Saturday, a roadside bomb killed three British soldiers and wounded three others, an unusually large number of casualties for British troops, who are deployed in a relatively stable part of Iraq.
In a statement, the US military said the charges against the 11 troops, who were not identified, were filed Wednesday after another soldier complained about the alleged assaults.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. "None of the insurgents required medical treatment for injuries related to the alleged assault," the statement added. "Only one of the suspected terrorists remains in custody of coalition forces at this time."
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