Iraqi refugees have confirmed that government authorities...

Iraqi refugees have confirmed that government authorities executed three officers serving in the Iraqi army on charges of "treason and conspiracy". The three officers included Maj-Gen (retd) Abd al-Karim al-Hamadani, an Iraqi army officer known in Ramadi for his criticism of the Baghdad government, Lt-Col Falah Hamdan al-Dulaymi, and Lt-Col Ahmad Battah al-Dulaymi. Sources said that the victims' families were banned from holding funeral or mourning ceremonies.