The British military conceded they had been misled over the tip-off.Hanan Shmailawi, 29, motherThe family were breaking their fast during Ramadan in November last year at the Institute of Education in Basra al-Maaqal, where Mrs Shmailawi’s husband worked as a porter, when British troops opened fire from outside the building.The 29-year-old mother was hit in the head and ankles and died later in hospital.The family said that soldiers from C Company, 1st Battalion, the King’s Regiment, had been on the roof of one of the buildings at the time of the shooting. The family were unaware they could claim for compensation and never pursued the matter.Muhammad Abdul Ridha Salim, 45, teacherBritish soldiers smashed down the door of the home of Mr Salim’s brother-in-law which he was visiting in Andalus, Basra, during a raid on 5 November 2003.The soldiers were acting on an anonymous tip-off which claimed armed men were gathering inside.The teacher, 45, was shot in the stomach by a soldier from C Company, 1st Battalion, the King’s Regiment, using a rifle with attached silencer. It is alleged that British troops opened fire, hitting 23-year-old Mr Awari – a school guard who was watching the confrontation from nearby. His family discovered him laying injured in the street after being told by a neighbour he was hurt. They took him to hospital but he died from his injuries before he could be treated.

But the death of the main wage earner in the family has left them in difficulties.Mr Gatteh was killed during preparations for prayers at the family home in Abi al-Khusaib on 6 May 2003 A British patrol smashed down theirdoor, the family claim. Mr Gatteh, 28, went to find a weapon but the soldiers allegedly opened fire, killing him instantly.The family say an army general visited them to apologise and offer condolences but they were stopped from making a complaint by the military authority.Baha Ahmed al-Awari, 23, school guardAn angry crowd came face to face with British soldiers during a protest at a school in Al Hayaniya on the very hot morning of 1 September 2003. She still has not received any compensation.She says: “I understand also that there were no other parties involved in shooting in this incident; that is, there was no fire towards the British soldiers … I wish to pursue a claim in the British courts.”Abbas Kuhdayar Gatteh, 28The family of Mr Gatteh initially dropped their complaint against the British Army. My son’s death has been a huge loss to the family.”Raid Hadi al-Musawi, 29, policemanThe police commissioner was shot and seriously wounded while making a delivery to a judge’s house late in the evening of 27 August 2003. It was his job that day to carry a box of “suggestions and complaints” to the judge.

On his way there, he stopped at his mother’s to have dinner before continuing his task.Before he made the delivery, it is alleged that he came across a British patrol on its usual tour of the surrounding area He was shot and seriously wounded He died nine weeks later. The family allege that he was among a number of detainees ordered to swim across the River Zubair by the soldiers He drowned. It is alleged that the British Army exhumed the body of the boy at Najaf Ashraf after paying a local grave digger $250.Despite referring the matter to the Compensation Tribunal, Mr Jabbar Kareem Ali says he has received no response from the military commanders. He insists there is a witness to his son’s beating.Mr Jabbar Kareem Ali, who is unemployed, and his wife, who is parlaysed, say they have been devastated by the death of their son.In his deposition Mr Kareem Ali said: “I am distraught about the events that led to my son’s death.

His mother, who is seeking compensation from Britain, says she does not know whether he was deliberately targeted or whether he was caught in warning fire allegedly emanating from the British armoured vehicle.Mrs Rayahi reported her son’s death to the British Army and was sent a letter from the headquarters of the 20th Armoured Brigade – dated December 3 – confirming that Mr Musawi had died in hospital three days earlier. As a parent my feelings are deep and I am suffering from great sadness.”Trying to discover how my son died and pressing for an investigation has left me tired and exhausted. In the letter he explains how patrolling soldiers mistakenly believed that a dangerous gun battle was underway and also pointed out that the men of the funeral party were acting illegaly by using their weapons on the street.Ahmed Jabbar Kareem Ali, 17Ahmed Jabbar Kareem Ali’s father claims his son was arrested at Saad Square, Basra on 8 May 2003 after British troops opened fire He says he was beaten by soldiers. It is claimed Lieutenant Colonel Ciaran Griffin, commanding officer of the 1st Battalion, the King’s Regiment, wrote to local elders of the tribe acknowledging responsibility and offering a donation of £540 to the family. According to his brother, who is claiming compensation on behalf of their parents, Mr Al-Skeini was in the street walking towards the house where mourners were gathered. British troops responding to the traditional shooting in the air of Iraqi funerals opened fire. He claims people suffered ”intense shock at the sheer number of bullets fired in such a short space of time”.Another man Abed Abdul Kareem Hassan, was also killed in the incident.