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4 Insurgents Escape in Iraqi Jail Riot

4 likely al-Qaeda in Iraq members escape

By the Associated Press

Posted Dec 26, 2008 8:01 AM CST

(AP) – Four prisoners who belong to the insurgent group Al-Qaeda in Iraq broke out of jail during a riot today that killed six police officers and seven prisoners in the western city of Ramadi, police said. Authorities have imposed a curfew on the city, the capital... Read full story »

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