(Mosul, Iraq-AP, July 1, 2005 11:05 AM) _ A senior American military official -- apparently for the first time -- is publicly confirming the abuse of detainees and prisoners at the hands of Iraqi security forces.
Major General David Rodriguez, the commander of U.S. and coalition forces in the area around Mosul, says that in the "last six to eight weeks" there have been approximately "40 or so" cases of abuse.
Rodriguez says U.S. troops have been instructed to intervene immediately when they see physical mistreatment occur.
In addition there have been an increasing number of reports about Iraqis being arrested, and their bodies showing up at morgues a few days later.
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