Release # 03-05-106

BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. military forces mistakenly released Mohammed Jawad An-Neifus from the Camp Bucca

Internment Facility at Umm Qasr on May 18, 2003.

An-Neifus is suspected of being involved in the mass murder of thousands of Iraqi Shias whose remains were later found at a mass gravesite in the southern city of Mahawil. Military forces first detained An-Neifus near the city of Al Hilla on April 22, 2003.U.S. military forces are solely responsible for this misstep and are conducting a complete investigation into its

circumstances. Military forces will use all means available to bring An-Neifus to swift justice and are offering a

$50,000 reward for information leading to his capture.

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