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The article discusses Iraqi soldier Ali Hussein Kadhim's escape after being captured by Sunni Muslim militants aligned with the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) extremist organization in Iraq. Topics addressed include ISIS's massacre of Shiite Iraqi soldiers, as well as the escalation of sectarian conflict within Iraq.

Seventeen detainees have broken out of prison in Kirkuk, an Iraqi police official said Friday. The official, Brig. Gen. Sarhat Qadir, said that 10 of those who escaped from the Interior Ministry detention center were affiliated with Al Qaeda. General Qadir said the detainees escaped at dawn from a small window using rope made of blankets. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article reports on the prison escape of 24 Iranians from a prison in Badra, Iraq. The Iranians were imprisoned for illegally entering Iraq and using fake passports. After the prison break, the police imposed a curfew on the town. The police were able to catch four of the escapees. The prison was near the Iraq-Iran border.

The article reports on the escape of 10 Iraqis from a British military detention center in Basra, Iraq. The inmates escaped in March 2007 after swapping their identities and clothes with willing visitors. The escape came to light on March 15, 2007 when a visitor-turned detainee could not conceal his identity. It was found that 10 real detainees had already escaped leaving behind their willing substitutions.

The article presents information about former Iraqi minister Aiham Alsammarae, who escaped from a jail in Baghdad, Iraq, in the second week of December 2006. He owns a palatial house in Oak Brook, Illinois. It is believed that the home may lure the minister. Maybe, he has sneaked into the house with leafy surroundings. Alsammarae holds both American and Iraqi citizenship. He was jailed on corruption charges.

The article focuses on former Iraqi electricity minister, Aiham Alsammarae, who escaped from a jail in Badhdad, Iraq on December 17, 2006. Alsammarae telephoned a reporter and told him that he fled because he heard that he would be assassinated within days. He was accused of corruption and jailed four months ago.

The article focuses on the escape of Iraqi ex-minister of electricity, Aiham Alsammarae from jail in a heavily fortified Green Zone. He was not locked up in cell. Instead, he was kept in a spare officer's room near the lobby of the prison. He had a computer to access e-mail and at least two cellphones.

Reports on a guerrilla assault on the main police station in Falluja, Iraq. Details of the attack, in which four of the attackers were killed; Deaths of Iraqi civilians; Recent violence in Iraq; Anti-Americanism in Falluja; Attack on a civil defense headquarters a mile away; Speculation on the goal of the raid; Escape of prisoners; Indications that the attackers were foreign citizens; Claims of Iraqi officials; Possible implications if Iranian agents are present inside Iraq. INSET: Recent Violence in Iraq.