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Three British soldiers are facing war crimes charges as well as criminal charges in connection with the death of a detainee in Iraq in September 2003.
One soldier faces manslaughter charges and two others abuse charges after an operation in which the Iraqi died. Four more soldiers face other charges.
All seven will be tried by British courts martial, not at The Hague.
In a separate case, four soldiers face criminal charges over claims an Iraqi drowned in a canal after being beaten.
One of the 11 men charged is a colonel, the most senior officer to be charged with an offence during the military action in Iraq.
The charges faced by three of the men - of "inhuman treatment of persons" - were brought under the International Criminal Court Act 2001 and will be tried as war crimes.
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