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"(CBS/AP) U.S. and Iraqi authorities freed 500 prisoners Thursday from a detention system strained to the limit by thousands of new suspects taken in campaigns to secure Baghdad and surrounding areas.
The prisoner release - an event organized by the U.S. military - was intended to highlight the progress in regaining control of former extremist strongholds since the arrival of 30,000 additional U.S. troops earlier this year. But it also did little to relieve pressures on the compounds holding 25,800 Iraqis.
U.S. officials worry the overcrowded detention camps are sapping resources and will overwhelm Iraq's struggling justice system. Sunni leaders also complain that their community has been heavily targeted by Iraq's Shiite-dominated security forces - claiming that nearly 90 percent of the detainees are Sunni."
500 Iraqi Prisoners Freed, U.S. Organizes Event To Show Success Of Troop Surge, But Prisons Still Bulging - CBS News
The prisoner release - an event organized by the U.S. military - was intended to highlight the progress in regaining control of former extremist strongholds since the arrival of 30,000 additional U.S. troops earlier this year. But it also did little to relieve pressures on the compounds holding 25,800 Iraqis.
U.S. officials worry the overcrowded detention camps are sapping resources and will overwhelm Iraq's struggling justice system. Sunni leaders also complain that their community has been heavily targeted by Iraq's Shiite-dominated security forces - claiming that nearly 90 percent of the detainees are Sunni."
500 Iraqi Prisoners Freed, U.S. Organizes Event To Show Success Of Troop Surge, But Prisons Still Bulging - CBS News
