対イラク武力行使

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In Cyprus, A source close to the regiment said: "We are shellshocked, incredibly dissappointed because we did such a good job there. When we went to Basra it was like a cowboy town and when we left there was a semblance of order about it."

Military police were yesterday checking logs of prisoner complaints filed last summer while the regiment was in Basra as part of their inquiry. If the inquiries at the Regiment's base prove fruitless, forensic tests are likely to be carried out to find out more about the provenance of the photographs.

Meanwhile, a torture scandal which has engulfed the US army deepened yesterday when the general who was in charge of the Iraqi prison system alleged thta the cell block where the abuse of prisoners took place was under the control of military intelligence. Brigadier General Janis Karpinski, who was relieved of her command earlier this year, claimed the officers went "to great length to try to exclude" the International Red Crossfrom the cells. Nine American troops were killed yesterday in Iraq, six in a mortar attack on a base two hour's drive west of Falluja.

Despite the doubts anout the MIrror's pictures, the MoD is faces questions over the treatment of Iraqi prisoners by British troops. Amnesty International recorded four deaths of Iraqi prisoners in British custody last year and catalogue of complaints from Iraqis about mistreatment.

Lawyers for the families of at least 18 Iraqis who were allegedly killed by British soldiers will go to the high court on Wednesday to challenge the NoD's refusal to pay damages and set up an independent inquiry.

There was further supported for the claims of mistreatment by a serving officer yesterday. He said he was "certain" thta brutality like that in the photographs had taken place.

GMTV quoted the anonymous soldier as saying senior officers did not sanction beatings but were aware they took place: "I think there was a nod and a wink to certain things. They did turn a blind eye to things, well no, not turn a blind eye, there were certain things which people were aware were happening."

Jack Straw, the foreign secretary, would not be drawn on whether the allegations could lead to compensation for scores of Iraqis. "I don't think I should pre-empt the outcome of the investigation. But of course it follows that we will accept whatever obligations there are upon us," he said.
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