Basra, April 27: An Iraqi investigative committee has confirmed that US forces were involved in the escape of a dozen al-Qaeda members from a prison in the southern city of Basra.
The committee, established by the Iraqi parliament, has found that US forces were behind an operation to help the 12 al-Qaeda members escape from prison, which was carried out by a group of Iraqi officers earlier thsi year.
The fugitives conducted a number of terrorist attacks in Iraq, including a deadly bombing at a market in Basra in 2010.
Earlier in April, amateur footage showed US forces used disproportionate force and live rounds against prisoners at Camp Bucca, a US prison facility located in Iraq.
The Iraqi detainees were protesting the US troops’ desecration of Islam’s holy book, the Qur’an.
——–Agencies