Ahmed Jabbar Kareem Ali was forced into the water for a “soaking” after being arrested on suspicion of looting Not knownThe Ministry of Defence has apologised for the death of an Iraqi boy who was “forced” into a canal and left to drown by British soldiers. Ahmad Jabbar Kareem Ali, 15, died after being “aggressively manhandled and assaulted” by four troops after his arrest in Basra in May 2003, a report by a High Court judge found. Ahmad was driven to the Shatt Al Basra canal by the soldiers after they detained him on suspicion of looting around a hospital in the southern city. He and three other suspected looters were forced into the water for a “soaking”, seen by…

Source: The Times September 16, 2016 08:02 UTC