Iraq Investigates Prisoner Torture

November 16, 2005 --

Iraq Investigates Abuse of Prisoners in Government Bunker
Iraq is investigating allegations of abuse after more than 170 prisoners were found locked in an Interior Ministry bunker in Baghdad, many of them beaten and malnourished and some apparently tortured. (Reuters)

Iraqi Sunnis Demand Abuse Inquiry
Iraq's main Sunni party calls for an international inquiry into the alleged abuse of 173 prisoners in Baghdad. (BBC)

US Used White Phosphorus In Iraq
US troops used white phosphorus as a weapon in last year's offensive in the Iraqi city of Falluja, the US has said. (BBC)

British Troops May Start To Leave Iraq in May
Government plans to begin phased withdrawal by middle of next year. (The Guardian)

Terrorist Plot to Kill Foreign Diplomat In Iraq Revealed
Terrorists cells planning to assassinate a foreign diplomat and forge local currency notes have been uncovered and their members arrested, the Iraqi Ministry of Defense announced on Tuesday. (Asharq al Awsat)

Terror Suspect to Be Extradited to US
Home secretary, Charles Clarke, orders extradition of British man Babar Ahmad to America. (The Guardian)

7 Iraqi Women Arrested at Damascus Airport
Syrian authorities arrested seven Iraqi women carrying Australian passports at Damascus airport on Tuesday, Asharq al Awsat reports. One of the women had a gun hidden inside a toy and a child with her. The women were on their way to Australia through Bahrain. A Bahraini diplomatic source told the paper a man who was accompanying the women is still at large. The women are being questioned by the authorities to determine why they were hiding a gun. (Asharq al Awsat)

Spaniard Calls C.I.A. Plane Case 'Very Serious'
Spain's interior minister expressed concern on Tuesday about accusations that planes used by the C.I.A. to transport terrorism suspects had made stopovers at a Spanish airport, saying the charges were "very serious" and would not be tolerated if proved. (NY Times)