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| Five hundred more detainees freed from Abu Ghraib, turn-over to Iraq soon |
| 2005-11-01 |
| Another 500 detainees were released from Abu Ghraib prison Tuesday, U.S. officials said, marking the latest in a series of goodwill gestures tied to religious holidays. Tuesday’s action was intended to coincide with Eid al-Fitr, the day of rejoicing which marks the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Earlier releases that included at least 850 detainees were done at the beginning of October when Ramadan began... ...There are approximately 5,000 detainees in Abu Ghraib. The U.S. military plans to hand over Abu Ghraib to Iraqi control early next year and transfer remaining detainees to one of three newly expanded detention facilities in other parts of the country. |
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