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Army Memo re: Information Paper Concerning the Samarra Bridge Incident

July 15, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 1119
The purpose of the memo was to provide information regarding alleged detainee abuse by Soldiers at the Samarra Bridge in Iraq on January 3, 2004, in which two Iraqis were stopped near a checkpoint in Samarra. After being taken into custody they were pushed into the river and soldiers left. One Iraqi drowned. Discusses disposition and that two soldiers who face charges for involuntary manslaughter.
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