Abu Ghraib News

A US contractor whose employees tortured Iraqi detainees at the notorious Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad has agreed to pay more than $5 million to 71 former inmates.

Dubbed the "Detainee Policies", WikiLeaks has released over 100 classified documents which detail the Department of Defense procedures for running infamous prisons, including Guantanamo Bay, Abu Ghraib, Camp Bucca and European US Army Prison facilities.

In an effort to overpower guards, Abu Ghraib prisoners set fire to mattresses during a riot Thursday night. Reports indicate that three guards and three inmates were injured.

Prison guards who were called “bad apples” for abusing inmates at the Abu Ghraib jail in Iraq are blaming the Bush administration for making them “scapegoats” for policies approved at high levels.

At least 33 people are believed to have been killed in a suicide bomb attack that targeted tribal leader at a national reconciliation conference in Iraq. Civilians and journalist are among the dead and wounded.

Abu Ghraib, the infamous prison with heavily fortified walls and watchtowers that came to represent abuse and sexual humiliation of prisoners by American soldiers after photos revealed its darkest secrets is scheduled to reopen in mid-February.

United States Army Lieutenant Colonel Steven Jordan has been cleared of any wrongdoing in the Abu Ghraib scandal. He was the only United States army officer charged over the abuse scandal.

Columbian artist Fernando Botero is well-known for his corpulent figures in sculpture and painting, with porcine females and fleshy males expressionlessly staring outward. What happens when he incorporates this distinct style to his Abu Ghraib series?

An academic at Indiana State University has published a peer reviewed article in an international journal, claiming that the torture in Abu Ghraib has't been episodic but systemic and intentional. He attributes it to instructions by top officials.

Alleged former Abu Ghraib guard discussed gang rape of 15 year old girl in YouTube video.