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U.S. military closes detention camp in Iraq

The U.S. military closed its detention facility in southern Iraq on Thursday after a plane carried the last remaining prisoners to another facility in Baghdad.

Abuse photos put U.S. in 'double Catch-22'

The one-star general almost yells when asked to talk about the infamous Abu Ghraib photos showing U.S. soldiers abusing Iraqi detainees.

Time.com: Fighting for the Right to Detain Iraqis

As negotiations proceed to permit U.S. troops to remain in Iraq, no issue is more contentious than America's insistence on arresting and incarcerating Iraqis at will

U.S. criticized for handling of child detainees in Iraq

A humanitarian watchdog group on Wednesday raised concerns over the U.S. military's handling of juvenile detainees in Iraq, saying "some children have been detained for more than a year without charge or trial."

Time.com: US Frees Photographer After 2 Years

Associated Press photographer Bilal Hussein was reunited with family and colleagues Wednesday, ending more than two years in U.S. military custody after Iraqi judges dropped all legal proceedings against him

Time.com: A Saddam Aide's Aborted Execution

Sultan Hashem is alive today because the U.S. refused to hand him over to his Iraqi executioners. But for how long?

Marine general: Freed Iraqis not rejoining insurgency

None of the 1,000-plus Iraqi detainees freed in recent weeks have broken a pledge not to return to the insurgency, according to the Marine general who oversees the U.S. detention centers in Iraq.

U.S. prison chief in Iraq charged with 'aiding enemy'

A U.S. Army officer who was commander of a military prison in Iraq has been charged with giving a cell phone to suspected insurgents who were detained there, a charge described as "aiding the enemy," according to the U.S. military.

U.S. to move 4,500 detainees from Abu Ghraib

The U.S. military will transfer detainees from Abu Ghraib to a new facility within three months, a U.S. military spokesman has said.

Four Iraqis killed in Baghdad rocket attack

At least four Iraqis were killed and 10 others wounded in an attack by insurgents in Baghdad, while U.S. warplanes pounded targets in Falluja.

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