Assault on Iraq Prisons Allows Escape of Hundreds of Prisoners

Al-Qaeda affiliated groups in Iraq have claimed responsibility for coordinated attacks on two prisons in Iraq on Monday that allowed hundreds of prisoners to escape.

According to agency reports, the coordinated assaults on both the Taji and Abu Ghraib prisons involved multiple car bombs, were planned months in advanced, and were carried out by gunmen from outside with help, reportedly, from a number of guards on the inside.

Al-Jazeera reports:

Reuters adds:

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