Oct 21

Man in Ohio terror case gets 20 years in prison<br />
    (AP)<br />

AP - One of three men convicted of plotting to recruit and train terrorists to kill U.S. soldiers in Iraq was sentenced Wednesday to 20 years in prison.

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Sep 18

US military training Iraqi prison guards<br />
    (AP)<br />

AP - As the U.S. military prepares to hand over the remnants of its detention system to the Iraqi government next year, it is training Iraqi wardens and guards to ensure that changes it made after the Abu Ghraib scandal remain in place.

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Sep 11

Rioters set fires at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison<br />
    (AP)<br />

AP - Abu Ghraib prison inmates rioted for a second straight day Friday to demand better conditions, setting fire to mattresses and seizing an assault rifle from a guard before authorities said the situation was brought under control.

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Jul 20

US review calls for overhaul of Bagram prison<br />
    (AFP)<br />

AFP - A US military review has called for overhauling the troubled US-run Bagram prison in Afghanistan because US officials are concerned that abuses and militant recruiting within local prisons are helping strengthen the Taliban, The New York Times reported.

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Jun 1

Iraq prison photos show rape by US troops: report<br />
    (AFP)<br />

AFP - A British newspaper Thursday described photographs showing alleged abuse including rapes at the notorious Abu Ghraib jail in Iraq, which US President Barack Obama does not want to release.

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May 28

US rejects British paper's report on Iraq prison photos<br />
    (AFP)<br />

AFP - The US Defense Department on Thursday strongly rejected a British newspaper report alleging photographs of abuse at Iraqi prisons including images of rape and sexual assault.

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May 28

Iraq prison photos show rape by US troops: report<br />
    (AFP)<br />

AFP - A British newspaper Thursday described photographs showing alleged abuse including rapes at the notorious Abu Ghraib jail in Iraq, which US President Barack Obama does not want to release.

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Apr 4

Inmates at Afghan prison can challenge detention: US judge<br />
    (AFP)<br />

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Apr 4

Inmates at Afghan prison can challenge detention<br />
    (AFP)<br />

AFP - A federal judge on Thursday ruled that some inmates held at a US military base in Afghanistan have the legal right to challenge their detention in US courts, just as detainees do at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

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Apr 3

Inmates at Afghan prison can challenge detention: US judge<br />
    (AFP)<br />

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