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Baghdad : The Multi-National Force (MNF) has released here 433 Iraqi detainees as a part of a plan to free about 3,000 prisoners during the holy month of Ramadan, the MNF said in a statement.
The organisation responsible for coalition forces detention operations in Iraq, TF-134, released 433 inmates during the first week of Ramadan, and would let go more than 700 detainees during the second week of the holy month, the statement said Tuesday.
More than 19,000 detainees are held in MNF-guarded prisons and cells. The figure was as high as 26,000 in November 2007.
Over 12,000 Iraqi arrestees have been released from Camp Bucca in the south of Iraq and Cruber camp in Baghdad.
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