BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — Nearly 1,000 detainees at Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison were released this week at the request of the Iraqi government, Multi-National Forces said Saturday.”This major release, the largest to date, marks a significant event in Iraq’s progress toward democratic governance and the rule of law, demonstrating the involvement of Iraq’s government in the effort to provide both security and justice for all Iraqis,” the forces said in a written statement. Full Story