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Iraq urged to halt executions of 196 inmates

A UN human rights expert is calling on the Iraqi government to halt what he says is the possible imminent execution of up to 196 death row inmates in Anbar province. Ref. Source 8

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Mass jail break in Iraq

Prisoners seized weapons and set off hours-long clashes with security guards at a prison in Saddam Hussein's hometown that left 12 dead, including 10 guards, before dozens of inmates managed to escape from the facility, Iraqi officials said. Ref. Source 8

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Iraq militants kill 12, attack Tikrit prison, freeing 90 inmates:

They say a suicide bomber detonated a car bomb at the gates of Tasfirat prison and clashes between militants and security guards followed. Some of the escaped inmates were reportedly al-Qaeda members. Ref. Source 7

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The Abu Ghraib Prison Break Seriously Empowered Jihadists in Syria:

Al Qaeda has a new campaign to recruit soldiers abroad and they're using the notorious prison as their rally flag Ref. Source 6

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Are Prisons well kept in Iraq?

How are convicts treated in Prisons within Iraq?

Who oversees the penal code for Iraq Prisons?

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44 prisoners killed in clashes on approaches to Baghdad:

Parts of the city of Baquba - just 60km (37 miles) from Baghdad - were briefly taken over by the rebels. Reports say 44 prisoners were killed during fighting at a police station in the city. Ref. Source 8

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Prisoners killed in Iraq 'to stop them joining jihad':

The mayor of the Iraqi town of Baquba has taken it upon himself to reveal the truth about the fate of 46 prisoners, his nephew among them, who were killed in their cells. Ref. Source 1

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At least 58 people were killed in Iraq after armed men believed to be ISIS fighters ambushed a convoy moving prisoners outside of Baghdad Thursday police officials told CNN. Ref. CNN