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AR 15-6 Report re: Shooting Death of an Iraqi Detainee

Sept. 14, 2003 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 1858
AR 15-6 memo from an Administrative Law Attorney with the Office of the Staff Judge Advocate. The attorney reviewed an investigation into the September 11 shooting death of an Iraqi detainee, Obeed Hethere Radad. The conclusion of the review is redacted. A separate CID report relating to the death was also created (see related documents).
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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.