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British troops condemned over Iraqi boy's death in 2003
Four UK soldiers who "forced" an Iraqi boy into a canal and let him drown have been condemned by a judge investigating civilian deaths in the Iraq War. Ahmed Jabbar Kareem Ali, who was 15, died in Basra in May 2003 after he was detained on suspicion of looting. The British judge's report said Ahmed should never have been detained or made to enter the canal, and should have been rescued when he was "floundering". The Ministry of Defence said it was "extremely sorry".
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