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Taguba Report Annex 5: Report of AR 15-6 Investigation Findings into the Riot and Shooting of Five (5) Civilian Internees at Camp Cropper, Iraq June 9, 2003

June 12, 2003 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 214
This is the report from the investigating Officer in to a riot and the shootings, non-lethal, of five (5) detainees at Camp Cropper, Iraq on June 9, 2003. On June 9, 2003 a Specialist entered the detainee portion of Camp Cropper to retrieve a water jug, while there he was assaulted by several detainees. Military Police (MP) entered the compound and removed the agitator. It was then that several detainees from C compound began throwing rocks and bottles, and began chanting; The detainees in B compound began to charge the gate; At this point, detainees from almost all of the compounds in the CHA were throwing rocks and bottles and detainees from B, C & D compounds had come outside of their compounds into the main compound. The investigating Officer came to the following conclusions: External security post should be built for better line of sight and a clear presence of force and non-lethal equipment should be distributed to the current MP Company tasked with detainee operations mission.
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  • 2003-06-09
    • On June 9, 2003, detainees rioted at Camp Cropper, Iraq. The detainees involved in the riot threw rocks, shoes, and bottles at the Military Police and attacked the Military Police with tent poles. In response to the riot, Military Police fired their weapons at the detainees seven times, injuring five detainees.