http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20040914/ts_nm/iraq_abuse_dc&cid=564&ncid=1480LONDON (Reuters) - A British lawyer said Tuesday he had uncovered evidence that U.S. troops mistreated detainees in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, suggesting abuse had spread far beyond the notorious Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad.
Phil Shiner sent Reuters statements by two Iraqis who said they were hooded, stripped naked, beaten and doused with cold water at lengthy torture sessions in a place called "the disco" because of loud Western music constantly blasted at detainees.
One said he had seen a 14-year-old boy bleeding from his anus. The other said he was threatened with sexual assault.
The allegations appear to be the first reports of abuse in Mosul. Washington has acknowledged detainees were abused at Abu Ghraib, and Shiner is leading a case on behalf of Iraqis who say they were mistreated by British forces in Basra. Three Iraqi staff working for Reuters say they were beaten and sexually humiliated by U.S. troops near Falluja in January.
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