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CID Report Executive Summary: 0149-03-CID469-60209
Sept. 18, 2003 | CID | ACLU-RDI 170
Email with an executive summary of investigation into the death of an Iraqi enemy prisoner of war. Obeed Hethere Radad was confinded in an isolation cell with his hands secured. A guard claimed he thought Radad was trying to escape and shot him once through the arm and abdomen with his M-16 rifle. Investigation determined that the soldier had not followed the use of force rules, which mandated a graduated response when using force on a detainee.
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- 2003-09-11, FOB Packhorse (Camp Cougar), Iraq, Death
- Detainee Obeed Hethere Radad was shot by a specialist acting as a guard at Camp Packhorse in Tikrit, Iraq on September 11, 2003. The incident occurred while Mr. Radad was being held in an isolation cell for questioning. Mr. Radad had been warned to stay seated and not approach the concertina wire that was in the cell. When the specialist saw that Mr. Radad had gotten up and was leaning over the concertina wire, the specialist fired on the detainee without issuing a verbal warning as required by standard operating procedure. The shot hit Mr. Radad in the arm and entered his abdomen, causing an injury from which Mr. Radad later died. The incident was not reported until September 15, 2003 at which point it was too late to perform an autopsy or collect useful evidence. The specialist was demoted and dismissed from the U.S. Army.
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