AdvertisementIraq's Abu Ghraib Is Back In The News, Now As A Front-Line TownOctober 24, 2014Alice FordhamfacebookEmailIraqi policemen patrol Abu Ghraib, 25 miles west of Baghdad, in June. Islamic State militants have captured many cities and town in western Iraq this year. The government still controls Abu Ghraib, but the militants are nearby and local tribes are also restive. (AP)