British prisoner ‘fought for Saddam’

THE British Army is investigating claims that a man from Manchester who was fighting for Saddam Hussein near Basra has been detained by British forces and is being held in a prisoner of war camp in Southern Iraq.

British prisoner ‘fought for Saddam’

The man, who has not been named but is believed to be in his mid 20s, was captured on Sunday as he joined Iraqi militia men in civilian clothing in an attack on British forces.

He is now being held at a prisoner of war camp to the south-west of al Zubayr, an Iraqi town which lies a short distance from Basra.

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