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Britain sued over dead Iraqi boy Britain sued over dead Iraqi boy
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An Iraqi man who says his son drowned after being forced into a river by British troops has begun legal action for damages from the UK government.An Iraqi man who says his son drowned after being forced into a river by British troops has begun legal action for damages from the UK government.
Ahmed Jabbar Kareem Ali was 15 when he was detained in Basra in May 2003, accused of looting.Ahmed Jabbar Kareem Ali was 15 when he was detained in Basra in May 2003, accused of looting.
His father claims his son was abused by British troops before being driven to a local river and forced at gunpoint into the water, where he drowned.His father claims his son was abused by British troops before being driven to a local river and forced at gunpoint into the water, where he drowned.
Four soldiers were acquitted of Ahmed's manslaughter two years ago.Four soldiers were acquitted of Ahmed's manslaughter two years ago.
Solicitors acting on behalf of the Ahmed's father and another man who was detained with his son have lodged papers at the High Court.Solicitors acting on behalf of the Ahmed's father and another man who was detained with his son have lodged papers at the High Court.
They claim that the British military had a policy known as "wetting", which involved forcing detainees into water.They claim that the British military had a policy known as "wetting", which involved forcing detainees into water.
It is thought the men are claiming more than £100,000 in compensation in total.It is thought the men are claiming more than £100,000 in compensation in total.
The soldiers had been accused of forcing four suspected looters at gunpoint into the Shatt al-Basra canal to "teach them a lesson" in May 2003.The soldiers had been accused of forcing four suspected looters at gunpoint into the Shatt al-Basra canal to "teach them a lesson" in May 2003.
The case was heard at a court martial in Colchester in 2006.The case was heard at a court martial in Colchester in 2006.
Sgt Carle Selman, 39, then of the Coldstream Guards, and now with the Scots Guards, Guardsman Joseph McCleary, 24, and Guardsman Martin McGing, 22, both of the Irish Guards were all cleared.Sgt Carle Selman, 39, then of the Coldstream Guards, and now with the Scots Guards, Guardsman Joseph McCleary, 24, and Guardsman Martin McGing, 22, both of the Irish Guards were all cleared.
A fourth soldier - L/Cpl James Cook of the Irish Guards - was found not guilty at an earlier hearing.A fourth soldier - L/Cpl James Cook of the Irish Guards - was found not guilty at an earlier hearing.
The action comes two months after the MOD agreed to pay £2.8 million in damages in an out of court settlement to a group of Iraqis abused by British troops in Basra in September 2003.
Nine Iraqi men were mistreated and another man - Baha Mousa, 26, - was beaten to death in custody.