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Background - Ar Rutbah, January 4th,
2006 August 22nd, 2006 - Investigative File “A” Report by the U.S.
Naval Criminal Investigative Service (2,4 MB) “[…] On 05JAN06, Reporting Agent interviewed [redacted]
Saudi Arabian who was employed with ‘L-3 Corporation’ and contracted to the United
States as a translator. [redacted] had been working for 2D Force Recon
Company for about two to three weeks before Abbass’ death. This interviewed [sic]
occurred at Forward Operation Base (FOB) Korean Village, IZ. “[redacted] recalled going into the last home that
was raided on 04JAN06. He remembered in his late 40s or early 50s who was
already [redacted]. “The man was saying that he was innocent and that
there were no insurgents in the area and he was being humiliated because the Marines
had come into his home. [redacted] said this was a common saying among Iraqis
as their homes were being raided. “[redacted] interviewed the man’s wife, daughters
and children. No one said anyhing about the older man having any type of
medical problems. [redacted] claimed normally if someone did have a medical
problem, usually the family is very vocal in telling him and the Marines that
the individual is sick. They do this in hopes the individual will be released. “[redacted] remembered asking the man if he had any
weapons in the house and the man mumbled something that [redacted] would not
understand. [redacted] interpreted the reaction as a method of not answering
the question so [redacted] asked the man’s wife if there were any weapons in
the home. “She responded there was one on top of a closet and
it turned out to be an AK-47. [redacted] could not recall what the other two
detainees said when he questioned them. He recalled the older man appearing
fine when [redacted] spoke to him. [redacted] said he has not heard anyone
say anything that would lead him to believe that something sinister was done
to the older man. [redacted] had no further pertinent information during this
interview. […] “[…] On 05JAN06, Reporting Agent interviewed
[redacted] USMC, [redacted] 2D Force Recon Company. The interview occurred at
Forward operation Base (FOB) Camp Korean Village and [redacted] was
interviewed in order to obtain basic information concerning the death of
detainee Adnan Eid Abbass on 04JAN06. “[redacted] stated during the morning of 04JAN06 his
unit was involved in a series of raids at Ar Rutbah, IZ. At about 0220, Abbass
and two other detainees were loaded into a HMMWV and driven to Camp Korean Village.
There were 17 other detainees in a 7 ton truck that also made the trip. “After arriving at Camp Korean Viliage detention
center the detainees were allowed to disembark and were escorted into the
detention center. Abbass did not respond to verbal commands and had to be carried
out of the HMMWV. “[redacted] was in one of the last vehicles and saw
the Marines carrying Abbass out of the HMMWV. [redacted] walked over to
Abbass and noted his eyes were open and his tongue was hanging out. [redacted]
came over and checked for a pulse and was unable to find one. “[redacted] left the scene to find the Company’s
Sergeant Major. When [redacted] returned to Abbass a couple of minutes later [redacted]
had joined [redacted] and they had cut the plastic ties off Abbass’ wrists. [redacted]
spoke to [redacted] and [redacted] then he left the scene to debrief the rest
of the company. “[redacted] stated his unit has made 60 raids since
18AUG05 and brought in over 300 detainees without any injuries or deaths. [redacted]
did not have any further pertinent information to provide during this interview.
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