Operation Iraqi Freedom (Temporal Keyword)
1-3 (3 Records)
Executive Summary 1. Muthanna0002 was the name used to designate a mass grave complex southeast of the town of As Samawah, Muthanna Province, Iraq. The Muthanna0002 graves were initially discovered around 1998 by Bedouin herders. Coalition forces were first informed of the site’s existence in May 2003, at which time the I MEF Mass Gravesite Assessment Team, Task Force – Justice, under Major Alvin Schmidt, conducted a Sensitive Site Exploitation (SSE). The team categorized the alleged mass...
Forensic Investigation of Mass Grave KAR0024, Karbala Province, Iraq (2007)
Executive Summary: 1. Tar-as-Saiyid is a prominent escarpment located in a remote desert area approximately 27 kilometers southwest of the city of Karbala. The escarpment lies along an area that was previously the site of an Iraqi military range in a region also known as Tall Tar and Ashwah. The I Marine Expeditionary Force, Task Force Justice (I MEF), the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA), and Inforce Foundation investigated several sites in the area in 2003. 2. On 14 May 2006,...
Forensic Investigations of Mass Grave KAR0008, Karbala Province, Iraq (2006)
Karbala 0008 (KAR0008) designates a mass grave located approximately 27 kilometers southwest of the city of Karbala in Karbala Province, Iraq. In 2003, the Human Rights Watch Society, Karbala reported that individuals had been shot and buried in berms at the site location. The Inforce Foundation performed reconnaissance on 24-26 June 2003 (site code TAT03) and reported no evidence of a grave. On 3 August 2003, the I Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF) Mass Gravesite Assessment Team, Task Force...