Topic: WAR - on July 22, 2013 at 5:42:00 PM CEST
AL-QAEDA FREES UP TO 6,000 DETAINEES FROM ABU GHRAIB AND TAJI PRISONS IN IRAQ
Hundreds of Iraqi inmates escaped after insurgents armed with mortars and machines guns launched coordinated late-night assaults on two high-security prisons, sparking gun battles that left dozens of people dead, officials said Monday.
In a separate attack in northern Iraq, a suicide car bomber targeted an army convoy on Monday, killing 13 people, officials said.
The jailbreaks targeted prisons in Taji and Abu Ghraib, which are home to thousands of prisoners including convicted al-Qaida militants. Iraq has seen a surge of violence since April, and the assaults on the prison laid bare the degree to which security has eroded in the country in recent months.
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