Military Periscope Logo

Al-Qaida Captives Escape Baghdad Prison

September 10 2010

Iraq

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...

Please log in to continue reading.

Not yet a subscriber? Take a free trial.

Military Periscope gives you easy-to-use, integrated, open-source intelligence on…

  • More than 7,500 weapons systems and platforms
  • Nearly every country's armed forces
  • Militant organizations
laptop image

Try Military Periscope free for seven days