Iraqi army officials investigate jailbreak
Iraqi forces were on Monday posting "wanted" photos of four alleged senior Al Qaida figures who escaped last week from the US-built Camp Cropper prison along with the warden suspected of helping them flee
Baghdad: Iraqi forces were on Monday posting "wanted" photos of four alleged senior Al Qaida figures who escaped last week from the US-built Camp Cropper prison along with the warden suspected of helping them flee.
The four alleged terrorists and their jailer drove out of the prison deep inside the US military's main base in Baghdad last Tuesday, four days after American generals marked the handover of the installation to the Iraq government with the presentation of a giant gold key.
Gloating
The militants' escape was confirmed only on Thursday, hours after several Islamist websites gloated that the four Al Qaida figures would never be re-captured.
"We confirm that four members of the Islamic State of Iraq have escaped from Cropper," the Islamic State of Iraq said in a statement.
The audacity of the breakout and the alleged betrayal that facilitated it have electrified Iraq and embarrassed US officials.
They had earlier hailed the handover of the prison as a leap forward as they prepare to depart after seven years of occupation.
