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The number of prisoners in U.S.-run jails in Iraq has also increased by 50 percent under the so-called surge. The U.S. military is now holding some 24,500 prisoners — up from 16,000 earlier this year. Less than 300 are from countries other than Iraq. Military spokesperson Captain John Fleming says the primary motivator for imprisoned insurgents is economic because they don’t have jobs.
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