Invasion of Iraq prisoner escapes

During the Iraq War, many insurgents, al-Qaeda and militant fighters were captured and held at military bases in the region. On several occasions, there were instances of prisoner escapes.

2007

  • March, eleven Iraqi prisoners escaped from the British-run military prison at Shuaiba Base, after ten of them swapped their outfits with visitors to the prison. No details were given on the eleventh prisoner.[1]

2006

  • December 10, Ayman Sabawi an insurgent financier serving fifteen years imprisonment for possession of illegal weapons and manufacture of explosives, escaped from prison with the help of a local police officer. He was the nephew of deposed leader Saddam Hussein.[2]
  • May 9, five prisoners escaped the US-run Fort Suse military prison. While their names were not released to the media, photographs of the three Arab, one Kurdish and one unknown escapee were distributed to local residents.[3]

2005

  • December 28, a failed escape attempt at Adala Base by sixteen prisoners left four prisoners, four guards and an interpreter dead, after the prisoners stormed the military prison's armoury and one prisoner got a hold of an AK-47 rifle and began shooting.[4] The incident prompted Bhushu Ibrahim Ali, Deputy Justice Minister for Prisons, to state that negligence was at fault and Iraqi troops were unprepared to run prisons.[5]
Wikinews has related news:
  • Guards uncover 600-foot escape tunnel at US prison in Iraq
  • March 26, after noticing clay and dirt clogging one of the camp toilets,[6] guards at Camp Bucca military prison discovered two "extremely elaborate" tunnels built by prisoners in preparation of a mass escape. It is believed the prisoners were waiting for poor weather to aid their flight. One of the tunnels was dug beneath a floorboard, and extended more than 600 feet, past the security fence surrounding the prison.[7] The tunnels ran ten feet beneath the surface, and were 2–3 feet in diameter.[8]

References

  1. ^ BBC NEWS | Middle East | Escape from UK-run prison in Iraq
  2. ^ Saddam's nephew escapes Iraqi prison
  3. ^ Newsback - 5 Escape From U.S. Prison in Iraq
  4. ^ BBC NEWS | Middle East | Iraq jail unrest leaves nine dead
  5. ^ BBC NEWS | Middle East | Iraq 'incapable of running jails'
  6. ^ Rte - News[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ BBC NEWS | Middle East | Troops thwart Iraq prison escape
  8. ^ CNN.com - Escape tunnel found at Iraqi prison - Mar 25, 2005

External links

  • Một loạt phiến quân al-Qaeda vượt ngục ở Iraq[permanent dead link] (in Vietnamese)
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