] Although the insurgency has cooled, with suicide attacks
] against civilians now eclipsing armed clashes with
] American troops, American forces are still conducting
] daily raids, bursting into homes and sweeping up
] families. More than 10,000 men and boys are in custody.
] According to a detainee database maintained by the
] military, the oldest prisoner is 75, the youngest 11.
]
] Military officials say some of the detainees have been
] accused of serious offenses, including shooting down
] helicopters and planting roadside bombs.
]
] But the officials acknowledge that most of the people
] captured are probably not dangerous. Of a recent batch of
] cases reviewed by military judges, they recommended that
] 963 of 1,166 detainees be released.

The Detainees: As U.S. Detains Iraqis, Families Plead for News