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CID Report (Death): 0011-04-CID469-79630

Oct. 5, 2004 | CID | ACLU-RDI 1558
CID Report in to the Tigris River Incident, Samarra, Iraq, January 3, 2004. Charges were brought against ten (10) soldiers for their participation in the actions that led to the death of Mr. Fadhil and the cover up that took place after his death. Charges, included, involuntary manslaughter, aggravated assault and making a false official statement. Each soldier received sentences ranging from: administrative action; fines; downgrade in rank; and loss of pay and restrictions. The Investigation Report includes the sworn statements from the soldiers involved, along with a rough sketch of the crime scene. In one statement, the soldier stated that the Sergeant First Class announced over the radio that “any curfew breakers were to be put in the river”. Included is a statement from the other Iraqi civilian, the victim's cousin, who reported the incident at an Iraqi Civil Defense Corps. (ICDC) checkpoint.
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  • 2004-01-03, Samarra, Iraq, Death
    • On January 3, 2004, an Iraqi national, Civilian, Mr. Zaydun Ma'mun Fadhil, drowned after being thrown off a bridge into the Tigris River by solders of the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division. A First Lieutenant gave orders to his subordinates to have Mr. Fadhil and another victim forced into a river around the Samarra area of Iraq; Mr. Fadhil could not swim and drowned. The Investigation found a cover-up by the command that included the Lieutenant Colonel in command of the Battalion being reprimanded and admonished.