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Iraq Warns Drone Strikes Near Baghdad Airport Threaten Prison Holding ISIS Detainees
Repeated drone and missile strikes near Baghdad airport risk damaging Al-Karkh prison holding over 5,700 ISIS detainees transferred from Syria, officials warn.
- On Sunday, Iraq warned that drone attacks near Baghdad airport threaten a prison holding Islamic State suspects after the February transfer of 5,700 detainees from Syria.
- Citing repeated strikes around the airport, Ahmed Laibi, Justice Ministry spokesperson, said Baghdad International Airport and the airport prison faced repeated strikes, raising security concerns despite existing measures.
- Claims of daily drone and rocket strikes, coupled with Baghdad airport housing a U.S. diplomatic facility and until recently hosting U.S.-led international coalition troops, highlight ongoing tensions.
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Asharq AL-awsatIraq warns of strikes near prison housing ISIS detainees
Iraq warns of strikes near prison housing IS detainees
Iraq warned on Sunday that drone attacks near Baghdad airport threatened the security of the nearby prison housing Islamic State group suspects recently brought from Syria. In February, the United States completed the transfer of 5,700 IS detainees from Syria to Iraq. They have been held since in Baghdad's al-Karkh prison, once a US Army detention centre known as Camp Cropper, which is part of Baghdad airport's complex. Justice ministry spokespe…
In the wake of the order for the urgent withdrawal of Americans from Iraq after attacks on the US embassy in Baghdad, as well as on an American base, residents in the country are living. An attack occurred yesterday, Sunday (15/03), at the airport of the Iraqi capital, with five victims. There is also concern about the multiple attacks on the central prison of Baghdad, which is located very close to the airport and which holds 5,700 ISIS fighter…
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