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Goal 1: Freeing the leadership
The Islamic State had entered into Syria, but before the Islamic State could begin any form of serious
expansion, Khalifah Ibrahim (Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi) needed his experienced and trustworthy leaders
and associates to help him get the Islamic State of Iraq back on track. He would begin the 'Breaking
the Walls' campaign to free all the leaders the Americans had captured in the past 10 years. This
campaign would last for an entire year (from one Ramadan to the next [2012-13]).
To free the leaders, the Islamic State would begin the assault against the Iraqi regimes prisons to
free the leadership, in addition to freeing the innocent Sunni Muslim women and men who had
faced horrendous torture therein.
Operation: Breaking the Walls - Abu Ghraib and Taji.
On 20th July 2013 (12th Ramadan 1434), the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (Greater Syria)
would attack the two biggest prisons in Iraq. They had been run by Saddam Hussein, then the
Americans' during the US invasion (2003-2011 ), then the Shi'a Maliki regime who continues to
detain thousands of Sunni men and women on accusations of 'terrorism'. Here they would be
tortured in unimaginable ways by the Americans and Shi'a for over 10 years, some are still going
through it today (in both Iraq and Syria) and this is why prison-breaks are one of the biggest
agenda for Islamic Sunni armed groups.
How did the Abu Ghraib prison break attack occur
In the darkness of the night in Ramadan, cars rigged with explosives (VBIEDS) exploded at the
gates of Abu Ghraib and Taji prisons.
Armed men from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) wearing belts containing explosives
detonated the belt (as martyrdom operations - istishaad) on the doors of the prisons. All this
while mortars and grenades were being thrown at the different buildings of the prison complex.
Men armed with heavy machine guns and with the intent of never leaving the prison entered
into prisons of Abu Ghraib and Taji and began to shoot at any Shi'a guards who were in the
prison. Weapons were passed onto fellow Sunni prisoners, including previous Al Qa'idah
members of the Islamic State of Iraq. Prisoners also began to revolt against prison guards. This
high level of instability caused alot of chaos, but the Islamic State was able to direct the
prisoners out and put them in buses which would transport them to safety. Reports suggest
nearly all of Abu Ghraib's prisoners were evacuated, but only parts of Taji were liberated,
totalling around 2000 prisoners freed, 200 of them being famous members from Al Qa'idah Iraq
(AQI) who were imprisoned during the American (USA) offensive in 2007 . The prisoner
escapees also include Muhajireen (emigrants) who came from Arabia during the US war in Iraq
6 years ago.
When the buses left to transport the Sunni prisoners away, the Iraqi Shi'a army called in their
helicopters to search for the prisoners. They also called backup of the army barracks in nearby
localities but no reserves came in. How come
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