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US Sailors Charged for Prisoner Abuse at Iraq Jail

HeadlineAug 15, 2008

Six US sailors working as guards at the largest US-run jail in Iraq have been charged with abusing prisoners. Eight prisoners were allegedly locked into a cell filled with pepper spray at Camp Bucca in southern Iraq. Two of the prisoners were allegedly physically abused. The sailors are charged with assault and will face military courts-martial within the next month.

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