IDBillzFan Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 (edited) I'm sure they'll get them all rounded up in no time. From the story... (Reuters) - Hundreds of convicts, including senior members of al Qaeda, broke out of Iraq's Abu Ghraib jail as comrades launched a military-style assault to free them, authorities said on Monday. The deadly raid on the high-security jail happened as Sunni Muslim militants are gaining momentum in their insurgency against the Shi'ite-led government that came to power after the U.S. invasion to oust Saddam Hussein. Suicide bombers drove cars packed with explosives to the gates of the prison on the outskirts of Baghdad on Sunday night and blasted their way into the compound, while gunmen attacked guards with mortars and rocket-propelled grenades. Other militants took up positions near the main road, fighting off security reinforcements sent from Baghdad as several militants wearing suicide vests entered the prison on foot to help free the inmates. Ten policemen and four militants were killed in the ensuing clashes, which continued until Monday morning, when military helicopters arrived, helping to regain control. By that time, hundreds of inmates had succeeded in fleeing Abu Ghraib, the prison made notorious a decade ago by photographs showing abuse of prisoners by U.S. soldiers. "The number of escaped inmates has reached 500, most of them were convicted senior members of al Qaeda and had received death sentences," Hakim Al-Zamili, a senior member of the security and defense committee in parliament, told Reuters. Edited July 22, 2013 by LABillzFan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Just look for people with underwear on their head. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted July 22, 2013 Author Share Posted July 22, 2013 Just look for people with underwear on their head. . Ummmm...we don't profile any more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeviF Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 (edited) I'm sure this will teach us to just shoot our enemy prisoners of war and count them as enemy casualties. Right? Edited July 22, 2013 by LeviF91 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 I'm sure this will teach us to just shoot our enemy prisoners of war and count them as enemy casualties. Right? From the article: "The number of escaped inmates has reached 500, most of them were convicted senior members of al Qaeda and had received death sentences," Hakim Al-Zamili, a senior member of the security and defense committee in parliament, told Reuters." Then why wasn't it carried out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dayman Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 The report I heard on the radio on the way home made is sound like it was a much bigger blood bath and that many of the escaped convicts are dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 The report I heard on the radio on the way home made is sound like it was a much bigger blood bath and that many of the escaped convicts are dead. Doesn't matter. That war's over, it's not our problem anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Was an internet video to blame? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koko78 Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 From the article: "The number of escaped inmates has reached 500, most of them were convicted senior members of al Qaeda and had received death sentences," Hakim Al-Zamili, a senior member of the security and defense committee in parliament, told Reuters." Then why wasn't it carried out? Because Boris is just swamped. He couldn't possibly fit them in until next week: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Doesn't matter. That war's over, it's not our problem anymore. On the off chance that you weren't being sarcastic, AQ guys with a broomstick up their ass will be our problem. If they were condemned to death it should have happened sooner rather than never. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azalin Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 From the article: "The number of escaped inmates has reached 500, most of them were convicted senior members of al Qaeda and had received death sentences," Hakim Al-Zamili, a senior member of the security and defense committee in parliament, told Reuters." Then why wasn't it carried out? or at least, why would they flee from guaranteed martyrdom? I think this brings their commitment to their faith into question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 On the off chance that you weren't being sarcastic, You're an idiot just for suggesting there was the smallest chance I wasn't being sarcastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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