Attack on Abu Ghraib: Warrior Police in an Iraq Theater Internment Facility

摘要

The 306th Military Police Battalion (Internment/Resettlement) operated the Abu Ghraib Internment Facility (AGIF) in Iraq from January to November 2005. The insurgent attack on the facility on 2 April 2005 was a testament to the quality of our Warrior Police and provided key lessons learned for future detainee missions. The intricacy, length, and intensity of the attack and the number of attackers made this one of the most sophisticated assaults ever on a coalition facility within Iraq. More than 60 insurgents conducted this well-planned and well-coordinated attack using improvised explosive devices (IEDs), truck bombs, indirect fire, and a small-unit assault that signaled a new era in insurgency attacks.