by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 17, 2014 | Middle East
Baghdad, AP—An Iraqi Justice Ministry official said Wednesday that this week’s closure of the infamous Abu Ghraib prison west of Baghdad is temporary and that it will be reopened once the security situation in the surrounding area is stable. The closure is the...
by Hamza Mustafa | Aug 4, 2013 | Middle East
Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat–Iraqi security forces have been put on maximum alert in expectation of terror attacks during the end of Eid festival celebrating the end of Ramadan at the end of this week. A number of attacks have already claimed the lives of several Iraqi...
by Fayez Sara | Jul 29, 2013 | Opinion
It will take more time to uncover the details of the escape of leaders and members of Al-Qaeda from Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison. It will also take great effort to identify the details of an operation of this size and complexity, which, no doubt, will be revealed by...
by Hamza Mustafa and Sherzad Shekhani | Jul 25, 2013 | Middle East
Baghdad and Erbil, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iraqi prime minister Nuri Al-Maliki hit out at his coalition partners in the ruling National Alliance, including the Sadr Movement and the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI) in a television interview on Tuesday, after coming...
by Hamza Mustafa | Jul 24, 2013 | Middle East
Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—The escape of top Al-Qaeda commanders from two Baghdad prisons on Sunday evening has raised fears of a renewed terrorist campaign, placing pressure on Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki and his government, which has so far remained quiet on the...
