'US Helped al-Qaeda Jailbreak in Basra'

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.'

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