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BAGHDAD — The bodies of 13 men, apparently victims of sectarian death squads, were found scattered across the eastern part of Baghdad today, police said.

The bullet-riddled bodies all showed signs of torture and had their hands and feet bound, police Capt. Mohamed Abdul-Ghani said.

The men, who were in their 30s, had been dumped around several religiously mixed neighborhoods, Abdul-Ghani said. Accusations are being traded by Sunnis and Shiites, the country's two major Muslim sects, that each runs death squads around Iraq and in the capital.

Meanwhile, two of the U.S. Army's top commanders in Iraq have been selected for new assignments, the Pentagon announced.

The second-in-command in Iraq, Lt. Gen. Peter Chiarelli, will become a special assistant to the commander of Central Command with responsibility for developing the military capabilities of nations in the Middle East and Central Asia.

Chiarelli is due to be replaced in Iraq by Lt. Gen. Raymond Odierno when Odierno becomes commander of Multi-National Corps-Iraq early next year. Chiarelli had previously commanded the 1st Cavalry Division in Iraq.

Also moving on from Iraq will be Maj. Gen. James Thurman, the 4th Infantry Division commander, who has been chosen for promotion to the rank of lieutenant general and assignment as commander of 5th Corps, the Army's top organization in Europe. Thurman is currently commanding all forces in the Baghdad area.

The 4th Infantry is due to be replaced in Iraq by the 1st Cavalry Division in mid-November.

Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, who served a tumultuous year in Iraq as 5th Corps commander in 2003-04, relinquished command Sept. 6 and is retiring soon, according to the U.S. Army Europe Web site. Sanchez had been a candidate to become the next commander of U.S. Southern Command but was passed over after the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal exploded into an international controversy. Sanchez has not been accused of any misconduct but has been criticized by some for not doing more to avoid mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners.