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06-12-2006

New Group of Iraqi Prisoners Released


A U.S. soldier stands guard as an Iraqi detainee waits to be released at Abu Ghraib prison, west of Baghdad in Iraq, Sunday, June 11, 2006. Around 230 detainees were released from the four American run prisons of Cropper, Suse, Bucca and Abu Ghraib, after many were taken to Abu Ghraib prison for processing before release. (AP Photo/Wathiq Khuzaie, Pool)

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) _ U.S. and Iraqi authorities released more than 200 prisoners Sunday in an ongoing bid to promote national unity, but that effort faltered as Sunni Arabs demanded more releases and the Shiite-controlled parliament locked in stalemate. Sunni Arab Vice President ...

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