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3 bodies discovered near Baquba, more suspected

Dec-30-2007 » Filed Under: 4/2 SBCT

4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division PAO

FORWARD OPERATING BASE WARHORSE, Iraq – Responding to a tip from an Iraqi citizen, Coalition Forces discovered a body buried approximately eight miles northwest of Baquba Dec. 28. Several days before, Iraqis had dug up two skeletons at the same location.

The body discovered by CF was shot in the head, and his hands were tied in front of him. It appeared that he had been in the ground at least a month.

The Iraqi citizen reported the site contained approximately 20 bodies.

Soldiers from Company C, 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division conducted a search of the area and discovered assorted clothing on the ground approximately 275 meters west of the uncovered body.

The find coincides with reports that al-Qaeda in Iraq used a nearby shack as a prison and torture chamber for kidnap victims, said Lt. Col. Patrick Mackin, 4-2 SBCT intelligence officer, who believes more bodies are buried in the area.

“This discovery serves as a reminder to the people of Iraq and the people of Baquba that AQI does not represent their interests and has an agenda that runs counter to a better future for the people of Iraq,” Mackin concluded.


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