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: Forcing naked detainees into "human pyramids," sodomizing prisoners with objects, and coercing them to perform sexual acts while being photographed.

In the aftermath of the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003, Abu Ghraib prison, located about 25 miles west of Baghdad, became a major detention facility for individuals suspected of being involved in the insurgency. The prison, which was originally designed to hold about 7,000 inmates, was overcrowded, with more than 15,000 detainees being held there at the peak. Abu Ghraib prison 18