Place: Abu Ghraib jail

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Al Qaeda frees over 500 prisoners in Iraqi jail breaks

Al Qaeda claimed responsibility for simultaneous raids on two Iraqi prisons and said more than 500 inmates had been set free in the operation, one of its most brazen in Iraq.

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US rides storm of criticism over human rights record

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Iraq admits Irish aid worker’s killer escaped a year ago

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Army dog-handler jailed for Abu Ghraib abuse

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US to hand Abu Ghraib jail back to Iraqis

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Guantanamo Bay - Diabolical camp must be shut down

Report claims CIA is holding top al-Qaida suspects in Eastern Europe

THE CIA has been hiding and interrogating al-Qaida captives at a secret facility in Eastern Europe, The Washington Post reported yesterday.

Thu, 03 Nov, 2005

US military releases 1,000 from Abu Ghraib prison

The US military has released 1,000 prisoners from Abu Ghraib jail after Iraqi authorities requested they be set free.

Mon, 29 Aug, 2005

Gun battle chaos as prisoners leave abuse scandal jail

US soldiers escorting a convoy of prisoners released from the Abu Ghraib jail came under fire today after they stopped in the middle of a road outside the Iraqi capital.

Fri, 28 May, 2004

More prisoners released from abuse scandal jail

The US military released Iraqi prisoners today from the Abu Ghraib jail, the centre of a scandal involving abuse of detainees by American soldiers.

Fri, 28 May, 2004

Fierce fighting in Iraqi holy cities

American gunships and tanks pounded militia positions near two shrines in the centre of the Iraqi holy city of Karbala today,

Fri, 21 May, 2004

More prisoners freed from abuse scandal jail

The US military today released a further group of prisoners from the Abu Ghraib jail, centre of a scandal involving abuse of detainees by American soldiers.

Fri, 21 May, 2004

US under fire for wedding strike, new abuse photos

THE US-led coalition in Iraq was reeling after US troops were accused of killing 40 people in a helicopter strike on a wedding party and new pictures were released showing grinning soldiers standing over dead Iraqi prisoners.

Fri, 21 May, 2004

US soldier jailed for part in prisoner torture

An American soldier was jailed today for his part in the torture of Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib jail in Baghdad.

Wed, 19 May, 2004

Army 'covering up prisoner abuse' says US soldier

The US Army is trying to “cover up” widespread abuse of prisoners at Iraq’s notorious Abu Ghraib jail, a witness in the investigation claimed today.

Wed, 19 May, 2004

US to free 472 torture jail prisoners

The US military will release 472 prisoners on Friday from the Abu Ghraib jail, centre of a scandal involving abuse of detainees by American soldiers.

Tue, 18 May, 2004

Karpinski: No bronze stars for shamed brigade

The prisoner abuse scandal has so tarnished the US Army’s 800th Military Police Brigade that soldiers recommended for an Army Bronze Star medal have been dropped from the list, the brigade’s commander says.

Mon, 10 May, 2004

US frees ‘low-threat’ Iraqi prisoners

THE US Army freed scores of Iraqi prisoners yesterday after announcing an amnesty the previous day for low-threat detainees rounded up over the past eight months.

Fri, 09 Jan, 2004