Militants have attacked two Iraqi prisons, freeing at least 500 inmates and leaving 40 people dead

Militants have attacked two Iraqi prisons, freeing at least 500 inmates and leaving 40 people dead

Militants have attacked two Iraqi prisons, freeing at least 500 inmates and leaving 40 people dead

"The mujahideen (holy warriors), after months of preparation and planning, targeted two largest prisons with the Safavid government," the gang said in a statement posted with a jihadist forum, employing a pejorative term for Shi'ites.