Mass torture site found in Iraq
Big News Network.com Thursday 20th December, 2007
The U.S military says U.S and Iraqi forces have found a blood-spattered torture site in an al-Qaeda safe haven in central Diyala province.
There is evidence the chamber was used by insurgents in the execution of at least twenty six people.
The troops found the detention facility in early December, when they made a sweep of the province and found several bodies at the site.
They eventually uncovered 26 human remains in multiple mass graves.
According to U.S military staff, the complex of three detention facilities has both a headquarters building and the torture facilities.
Chains were found attached to the walls and ceilings and a bed was still hooked up to an electrical system when troops discovered the site.
There were also several blood-stained items.
After finding the complex, the troops continued their security sweep of the area and killed 24 suspected militants.