Five US special forces troops have sued the Associated Press claiming it endangered their lives by publishing photos of their unit allegedly abusing Iraqi prisoners, a lawyer told AFP Wednesday. The five members of the Navy SEALs Special Forces unit and one of the men's wives filed suit against the international wire service Monday in the California city of San Diego, the Navy SEALs' lawyer James Huston said. The suit claims that AP "violated copyright and privacy laws and endangered their lives by publishing photos of them," Huston told AFP. "We are seeking unspecified damages for the copyright violations and also damages for the invasion of privacy and the damage done to these men's careers and the life changes to which they were subjected," he said.