Hundreds of detainees escape Abu Ghraib after Al Qaeda launches military assault to free them

The deadly raid on the high-security jail happened as Sunni Muslim militants are gaining momentum in their insurgency against the Shi'ite-led government that came to power after the U.S. invasion to oust Saddam Hussein. http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSBRE96L0RM20130722?irpc=932