by Fares Al-Sharifi | Apr 19, 2014 | Middle East
Dhi Qar, Iraq, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Iraqi government has suspended the execution of non-Iraqi Arab prisoners in a step aimed at preventing a backlash against Iraqi nationals abroad, Justice Minister Hassan Al-Shammari said on Friday. In comments to Asharq Al-Awsat,...
by Hamza Mustafa | Apr 16, 2014 | Middle East
Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iraq announced on Tuesday that it has closed the infamous Abu Ghraib prison, amid security concerns following the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) gained control of a strategically important dam on the Euphrates River south of Fallujah...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 14, 2013 | Middle East
Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Dozens of detainees facing terrorism charges escaped from a Baghdad prison on Friday after killing at least one guard and seizing weapons, security sources told Asharq Al-Awsat. “At 4:00 a.m., 22 prisoners managed to escape from the...
by Hamza Mustafa | Aug 29, 2013 | Middle East
Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—An Iraqi parliamentary report on last month’s attacks on Abu Ghraib and Taji prisons has blamed failures in the ministries of justice and the interior for the success of the attack, Asharq Al-Awsat has learned. Speaking exclusively to Asharq...
