I think what happened was, they were originally captured by the Fedajeen. 5 of the members of this company were found dead near where Lynch was rescued, with close contact gunshots to the head (tattooing or "stipling" found on the wounds which means a weapon fired within 18"). Another few of the dead reportedly had their genitals shot off. Then, the survivors were delivered to regular Iraqi troops, transported to a prison in Baghdad and began getting proper treatment.
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