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Changes are needed to rectify serious flaws in the training UK soldiers get to deal with Iraqi prisoners, senior army officer Brig Robert Aitken says.Changes are needed to rectify serious flaws in the training UK soldiers get to deal with Iraqi prisoners, senior army officer Brig Robert Aitken says.
In a report he also said some changes had already been made, and he found no evidence of systemic abuse by soldiers.In a report he also said some changes had already been made, and he found no evidence of systemic abuse by soldiers.
The report was commissioned following allegations of abuse, including the case of Baha Mousa, who died in custody with 93 injuries in 2003.The report was commissioned following allegations of abuse, including the case of Baha Mousa, who died in custody with 93 injuries in 2003.
The head of the Army said he was "satisfied" the changes had worked.The head of the Army said he was "satisfied" the changes had worked.
Brig Aitken's report said lessons needed to be learned from several cases of abuse of Iraqi prisoners.
These happened during the volatile period between 2003 and 2004, when the insurgency in Iraq began after the invasion.
The report said the changes to the Army's pre-deployment training needed to be made in to prevent further abuses, and set out recommendations for improvements.