British Soldiers Could Face Charges for Alleged War Crimes Committed in Iraq

"According to a dossier sent to the ICC last September and obtained by VICE News, the alleged abuses included burning, electrocution, mock execution, threats to the families of detainees, sexual assault, and 'forced exposure to pornography.' IHAT's 2015 report said the agency received 19 reports of rape in detention — with both male and female victims — and 26 cases of other sexual violence, including forced masturbation and forced oral sex. Scores of detainees were allegedly denied the legal protections afforded by the Geneva Convention, and 259 Iraqi civilians were allegedly killed by UK personnel, including 47 who died in British custody."