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April 22 will mark the 17th anniversary of the United States’ capture of the Abu Ghraib prison west of the Iraqi capital that went on to bear witness to unchecked murderous and sadistic torture by American forces under Washington’s tutelage. A torture chamber under ex-Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, the facility …

The Iraqi government has plans to renovate Abu Ghraib prison in efforts to receive thousands of Islamic State (IS) prisoners, an Iraqi source revealed on Sunday. According to the source, the government has canceled previous plans to destroy the prison and use the land for housing projects, pointing out that …