Postwar Civilian Deaths in Baghdad Probed [View All]

[Brucey]

NEW YORK - A human rights organization says it has confirmed 20 civilian deaths under questionable circumstances in Baghdad since May 1, when President Bush (news - web sites) declared an end to major combat operations in Iraq (news - web sites), and has received credible reports of dozens more.


In a report released late Monday, Human Rights Watch also accused the U.S. military of failing to conduct proper investigations into excessive or indiscriminate use of force in the Iraqi capital.


"It's a tragedy that U.S. soldiers have killed so many civilians in Baghdad," said Joe Stork, acting executive director of the Middle East and North Africa division of the New York-based group, which monitors human rights abuses around the world.


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