Iraq wins US court battle as appeals panel overturns $120M ruling

The Appeals Court found that Iraq is immune from the suit under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA), which protects foreign states from civil lawsuits in the US unless specific exceptions apply.

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Iraq frees over 10,000 convicts under amnesty law

The actual number of all prisoners and detainees released by Iraqi judiciary under the law is over 35,000.

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Iraq frees 666 inmates under amended amnesty law in October: Ministry

“The total number of inmates released by Iraqi correctional departments during the month of October 2025 amounted to 390 inmates … including 666 inmates who were released based on the General Amnesty Law,” the justice ministry said in a statement.

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Iraq's plan to transfer prisoners faces resistance over budget, security concerns

The decision has drawn pushback from the interior ministry’s rehabilitation and correction service. A directive issued by Major General Saleh Ali Abdul-Habib, head of the service, ordered prison directors to stop accepting new inmates and to halt prisoner transfers to courts and prosecutors

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