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The Killing of a Syrian Detainee |
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Background - Al Haqlaniyah, June 26th,
2005 [
] Investigation initiated on 26Jun05, pursuant to
notification regarding the death of an unidentified Syrian detainee, while attempting
to flee from U.S Marines and Iraqi Armed Forces (IAF) in the vicinity of Al
Haqlaniyah, IZ. Members of 3rd Battalion 25th Marine Regiment (3/25) and
2-4-1 IAF were manning a SVCP, 15km south of Haditha Dam, IZ, on Main Supply
Route (MSR) Bronze, when four (4) Military Aged Males (MAM) approached in a
red Opal [sic] and were stopped and searched. The MAMs were interviewed and
determined to be Syrian Foreign Fighters. During questioning, one of the MAMs
broke away from his guard and attempted to flee the scene on foot, however
after repeated commands to halt by both 3/25 and IAF members, he was engaged
with deadly force. [
] Excerpt of a report by the
U.S. NCIS from October 15th, 2008. |
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October 15th, 2005 - Investigative File
E Report by the U.S.
Naval Criminal Investigative Service (3,3 MB) [
] 2. [redacted] was attached to a squad of
Marines supported by a HUMMV at a checkpoint with Iraqi National Guard (ING)
soldiers also manning the checkpoint. The HUMMV had a gun mounted on the top
of the vehicle. The Marines and ING manning the checkpoint were inspecting vehicles
when noticed one vehicle containing three male passengers, other than the
driver, who appeared by their clothing to be from outside Iraq. [redacted] instructed
the vehicle driver to atop and further instructed the vehicles occupants to
show their identification. As [redacted] spoke to the occupants he noticed
their accents were either Syrian or Jordanian. [redacted] instructed the occupants
to get out of the vehicle and sit on the ground away from the vehicle. The
occupants consisted of the driver who acted as a taxi driver, and three
passengers. It was later learned the driver had only 20,000 dinars
(approximately 15.00 USD) and that he had driven the three passengers from
the Syrian border. It was also learned that the driver was an Iraqi national.
[redacted] instructed the passenger who appeared to be the youngest to come
to him. The person was V/DOE. [redacted] asked V/DOE where he was from to which
V/DOE first replied that he was from Iraq. [redacted] confronted V/DOE about
his accent being other than Iraqi. V/DOE admitted he was from Syria. [redacted]
told the ING to take V/DOE to where the other Syrians were sitting. As V/DOE
started walking as directed, he suddenly tried to escape by running away. The
ING and Marines called to V/DOE to stop in Arabic four or five times, but V/DOE
continued running. The Marine and the ING opened fired and V/DOE fell to the
ground. 3. [redacted] and an ING sergeant named, [redacted]
(last name unknown to [redacted]) went to see V/DOEs condition. V/DOE was
still alive, but it appeared to [redacted] V/DOE was not going to live much
longer because one of the bullet wounds appeared to be in the heart. [redacted]
could hear V/DOE voicing pain from the wounds. [redacted] asked [redacted] if
they should get the Marines to ask what they should do with V/DOE. [redacted]
replied, No, I want to kill him now! or words very similar. [redacted] told
[redacted] he was concerned they would get in trouble, but [redacted] replied
he did not care. [redacted] fired three rounds from his AK-47 rifle into
V/DOE who then died. From the time [redacted] and [redacted] arrived at V/DOEs
body to the time they left him dead was about thirty seconds. 4. When [redacted] and [redacted] returned to where
the Marines and ING soldiers were still watching the other two Syrians and
the Iraqi driver, the Marine squad leader, [redacted] (NFI), was upset with [redacted]
shooting V/DOE. [redacted] asked why he shot V/DOE to which [redacted] replied,
I shoot every fucking Syrian because they are going to blow themselves up. [redacted]
wanted to kill the other Syrians, but [redacted] would not permit it and told
[redacted] to relax. [redacted] called an officer via radio and was told to
take the other Syrians and the driver to camp. The ING took the two Syrians
and the Iraqi to the HUMMV. When the ING soldiers got the detainees into the
HUMMV they started beating them to the bodies with their AK-47 rifle butts.
The blows were never to their faces. [redacted] stood next to the HUMMV while
the beatings took place. The Marine who was manning the crew served weapon on
top of the HUMMV managed to stop the ING from further beating the detainees.
The Marines then drove the detainees to base where they were turned over to
intelligence personnel. [
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Photo Credits Background 1) Enclosure (A) to report (Investigative File E) of
U.S. Naval Criminal Investigative Service from October 15th, 2008,
page 19339 - undated - [redacted], Special Agent; |
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