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Former Iraq General Dies Under U.S. Interrogation

A former Iraqi general who was captured by the U.S. near the Syrian border on Oct. 5 has died while being interrogated by by the U.S.

Maj. Gen. Abed Hamed Mowhoush, an air defense general captured Oct. 5 in a raid near the Syrian border, was being questioned Wednesday while in American custody in Qaim near the Syrian border when lost consciousness after complaining he didn't feel well, the military said in a statement.

He was pronounced dead by a U.S. military physician. The cause of death is under investigation, the military said. The statement did not give his age.

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