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U.S. military releases about 390 male detainees in Iraq

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BAGHDAD, Iraq -- The U.S. military released about 390 detainees in Iraq on Monday after a review committee found no reason to hold the men, a statement said.

The releases were recommended by a panel consisting of U.S. and Iraqi officials from the ministries of human rights, justice and interior, the military statement said.

Kidnappers of American freelance journalist Jill Carroll initially demanded the release of all women detainees in Iraq but later revised their demands. The deadline they set passed Sunday without word of her fate.

All the detainees released Monday were men, the military said.