$25 and a Koran

On the eve of Ramadan, the US military has released two groups of 500 prisoners each from Abu Ghraib as a "good-will" gesture. The second release occurred early this week.

"I want you to go back to your families and say hello to them ... go back as good Iraqi citizens," Deputy Prime Minister Abed Mutlak al-Jibouri told the men.

The selected detainees were found by an Iraqi-led review board not to have committed serious crimes.

They were given a white shirt, $25, and a Koran.