Thursday, May 14, 2009

Iraq War News Updates -- May 14, 2009

U.S. Army soldiers provide security while other soldiers search a nearby field in Owesat, Iraq, April 12, 2009. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Daniel Owen

Iraq Says Former Prisoners Behind Attacks -- Reuters

BAGHDAD, May 14 (Reuters) - The release of Iraqi prisoners from U.S. and Iraqi jails has contributed to a spike in violence in the country, an Interior Ministry official said on Thursday.

Iraq has attempted to foster peace among its feuding factions by releasing prisoners under an amnesty law.

But Deputy Interior Minister Adnan al-Asadi told reporters: "Some of them (attacks) are because of the release of detainees in American prisons or Iraqi prisons.

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More News On Iraq

Iraq PM blames US prisoner releases for violence -- AFP
In Iraq, U.S. must hold and build -- Miami Herald
U.K. Sailors to Remain in Iraq to Train the Navy -- Wall Street Journal
Anti Al-Qaeda leader and son killed in Iraq -- Yahoo News/AFP
An Iraqi Cleric's Swift Rise and Swift Fall -- Washington Post
The Enemy Has Your Back, And Your Feet -- Strategy Page
Bodies of five killed in Iraq return to US -- AFP
In Iraq, an exodus of Christians -- AP
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,294 -- AP

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