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NCIS Report (Death): 31Mar03-MEBJ-007-7XMA/C
June 5, 2003 | NCIS | ACLU-RDI 530
NCIS Report of investigation commenced on March 31, 2003 after receipt of report that Mr. El Gashame, an Iraqi detainee, had been shot and killed on March 29, 2003. Mr. El Gashame was “a suspected Fedayeen member” (based on a tattoo on his arm, and the fact that his clothing did not match that of a farmer, which Mr. El Gashame claimed to be) who had been captured on March 28 and was being detained within the 2ndRCT Enemy Prisoner of War (EPW) Collection Point near Nasiriyah, Iraq. One officer reported that Mr. El Gashame “had allegedly attempted to attack [redacted,] an EPW guard.” Investigation concludes that killing was an act of self-defense.
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- 2003-03-29, An Nasiriyah, Iraq
- NCIS Report of investigation commenced on March 31, 2003 after receipt of report that Mr. El Gashame, an Iraqi detainee, had been shot and killed on March 29, 2003. Mr. El Gashame was “a suspected Fedayeen member” (based on a tattoo on his arm, and the fact that his clothing did not match that of a farmer, which Mr. El Gashame claimed to be) who had been captured on March 28 and was being detained within the 2ndRCT Enemy Prisoner of War (EPW) Collection Point near Nasiriyah, Iraq. One officer reported that Mr. El Gashame “had allegedly attempted to attack [redacted,] an EPW guard.” Investigation concludes that killing was an act of self-defense.