# Al Qaeda militants flee Iraq jail in violent mass break-out

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**Created:** [July 22, 2013, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-qaeda-militants-flee-iraq-jail-in-violent-mass-break-out/664259 "2013-07-22T23:12:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2013, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-qaeda-militants-flee-iraq-jail-in-violent-mass-break-out/664259/1 "2013-07-22T23:12:30Z")

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“Hundreds of convicts, including senior members of al Qaeda, broke out of Iraq’s Abu Ghraib jail as comrades launched a military-style assault to free them, authorities said on Monday.”  
[http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/22/us-iraq-violence-idUSBRE96L0RM20130722](http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/22/us-iraq-violence-idUSBRE96L0RM20130722)

Anyone know to what extent these militants were captured by U.S. forces–who then didn’t bother to ensure they were securely imprisoned?

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**Author:** ![d1a1s1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f6c823/32.png) [@d1a1s1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/d1a1s1)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2013, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-qaeda-militants-flee-iraq-jail-in-violent-mass-break-out/664259/2 "2013-07-23T00:06:18Z")

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Well, there goes the neighborhood…

We turned a lot of the responsibilities for securely imprisoning, back over to the Iraqis.

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**Author:** ![Werekoala](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7993a0/32.png) [@Werekoala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Werekoala)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2013, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-qaeda-militants-flee-iraq-jail-in-violent-mass-break-out/664259/3 "2013-07-23T00:25:17Z")

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Well thank god they won’t be subjected to humiliating photographs anymore, those poor souls.

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**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2013, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-qaeda-militants-flee-iraq-jail-in-violent-mass-break-out/664259/4 "2013-07-23T00:30:34Z")

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Whoops.

> [@PastTense](#):
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> Anyone know to what extent these militants were captured by U.S. forces–who then didn’t bother to ensure they were securely imprisoned?

The last U.S. soldiers left Iraq at the end of 2011. So Iraqis have probably been in charge of security at that prison for a couple of years at least.

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2013, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-qaeda-militants-flee-iraq-jail-in-violent-mass-break-out/664259/5 "2013-07-23T00:31:42Z")

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> [@PastTense](#):
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> “Hundreds of convicts, including senior members of al Qaeda, broke out of Iraq’s Abu Ghraib jail as comrades launched a military-style assault to free them, authorities said on Monday.”  
> [http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/22/us-iraq-violence-idUSBRE96L0RM20130722](http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/22/us-iraq-violence-idUSBRE96L0RM20130722)
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> **Anyone know to what extent these militants were captured by U.S. forces–who then didn’t bother to ensure they were securely imprisoned?**

Control of the prison was transferred to Iraqi authorities in March of 2006.