Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Horror in Iraq: Coaltion forces discover terrorist torture facility

Multi-National Force - Iraq has details of a horrific discovery:

TIKRIT, Iraq – During Operation Iron Reaper, Multi-National Division – North Soldiers killed 24 extremists, detained 37 suspects, and discovered an atrocity site, torture complex and nine weapons caches north of Muqdadiyah Dec. 8-11.


During the operation, U.S. Forces and Iraqi Security Forces were involved in multiple engagements with groups of armed men.


As they continued to clear the area, they found several bodies and eventually uncovered 26 human remains in multiple mass graves next to execution sites. In the same area a torture complex was found, consisting of three detention facilities with one doubling as both a headquarters building and torture facility. The buildings contained chains on the walls and ceilings, a bed still hooked up to an electrical system, and several blood-stained items.