Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Past Militant Escapes In Iraq And Afghanistan



Before The Abu Ghraib Jailbreak: Militant Escapes in Iraq and Afghanistan -- Time

Sunni insurgents assaulted Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison on Monday in an astonishing attack that reportedly freed hundreds of inmates, including leading members of al-Qaeda. The jailbreak has raised fears that a rising Sunni insurgency will once again destabilize a country riven by sectarian divisions. U.S. forces withdrew from Iraq nearly two years ago.

Prison breaks have plagued security efforts in both Afghanistan and Iraq since the U.S. invaded those countries in 2003 and 2001, respectively. Below are some of the more high profile attempts at jailbreak in the past decade.

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My Comment: I suspect that there will be more jailbreaks in the future.

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