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1631-HQ-1462938 were being taken to the city where they would then live. The villagers were loaded into carts pulled by the villagers' own tractors, and were driven away. When the caravan got to the city, they continued to drive through to a fort in Qoratu where they were detained for ten days with very little food and water. People died from starvation, and women w raped and killed. During their detention at Qoratu, [_ Jobserved Iraqi officials from military, Military Intelligence (Istikhbarat), and Directorate of General Security (Amn AL-'Am) . From Qoratu they were taken in large trucks with no windows to the Army Camp at Topzawa. At this point, the men were separated fr men and children and were housed in another building. could see the building where his father was kept, but never saw his father again. They stayed in the camp in Topzawa for approximately thirty days. While at the camp in Topzawa,[> sd stated that the guards teased the children with food. The guards placed food at a distance and told the children that whomever ran the fastest and got to the food first could eat it. When the children ran to the food, the guards kicked it over and spill it. One early mornin thirty large, windowless trucks arrived at the camp. Cc and the others were herded onto and rode all day with no food and very little water. Stated that three children on his truck between the ages of approximately six and seven died during the ride. Also on the truck was a woman who went into labor. She was foaming at the mouth from dehydration and was able to sneak her a small bit of water that was meant for him. When the trucks stopped, everyone got out and was given some water. Their hands were then tied behind their backs and they were_blindfolded. They were then forced back into the trucks. was able to get his hands untied and removed his blindfold once he was in the truck. When the trucks stopped for what turned out to be the last time, the back doors were opened. [[__]saw pits which had been dug into the ground. The dirt that was removed to make the pits was piled behind each pit. Standing by each pit were two soldiers, each of whom wore camouflage uniforms and red berets and was armed with AK-47s. There were as many pits as there were trucks. [__—sdyand:s« the others were forced out of their truck and fell into a pit where they laid, tired and starving. No one was screaming or fighting which ledC—i=*”d 46 b7e