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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 07, 2004

Page

7

Iraqi rights groups press Abu Ghraib abuses claims

Iraqs oldest human rights group and the Red Cross said they complained repeatedly last year about maltreatment of detainees long before the Abu Ghraib scandal. Adel al Allami said meetings with U.S. officials were repeatedly denied while Red Cross teams noted some changes after flagging specific practices. President Bush apologized for the humiliation shown in the photographs.

Baghdad Iraq International Red Cross U.S. Army Human Rights Organization Red Cross U.S Abu Ghraib Istan Bush Adel al-Allami al-Allami Saddam Hussein al- Aslami Nada Doumani Associated Press Amman Jordan

Najaf clashes as U.S. forces seize governor's office

In Najaf Iraq U S soldiers seized the governor's office from Shiite militiamen loyal to cleric Muqtada al Sadr after battles that left about 40 insurgents dead In Baghdad a car bombing near the Green Zone killed five Iraqi civilians and an American soldier and wounded 25 others including two Americans The fighting prompted heavy mortar fire and air power as militiamen regrouped and a shrine funeral for a casualty was held Bremer named Adnan al Zurufi Najaf governor amid the push to retake the area.

Najaf Iraq U.S Najaf Baghdad Euphrates L. Paul Bremer Adnan al- Zurufi al-Sadr

Experience and timing aid unit in ambushes

In under 10 seconds 1st Lt Gregory Lee spotted insurgents shouted orders and sprayed M 16 rounds from a speeding Humvee. A gunman fell and grenades shattered a rooftop where attackers had struck. Lee and his team had learned to spot rooftops in Najaf after a year in Baghdad.

Najaf Iraq Gregory Lee U.S Baghdad Lee Muqtada al-Sadr al- Sadr

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