Complex sentence: Ali Saleh al-Marri, apprehended at grad school and held in a Navy brig in the USA, described having rags stuffed down his throat, and then having his mouth and nose taped shut.
Split into simpler sentences: Ali Saleh al-Marri was apprehended at grad school and held in a Navy brig in the USA. He described having rags stuffed down his throat, and then having his mouth and nose taped shut.