Al-Qaida Captives Escape Baghdad Prison

Four Iraqis linked to Al-Qaida in Iraq escaped Wednesday from a Baghdad prison that was being guarded by U.S. forces, the Washington Post reports.

Four other Al-Qaida-linked prisoners escaped in July.

The four men in the latest escape were part of a group of about 200 detainees who remained under U.S. control when responsibility for the prison was transferred to Iraq in July.

The prisoners were facing the death penalty, officials said. They were discovered missing this week...