Fire started by rioting inmates in Iraqi jail kills 7

It said in a statement Saturday that another 12 inmates were being treated for smoke inhalation.

The riot was led by a convict sentenced to death on terrorism-related charges, it added. The riot began when he assaulted one of the guards. He and other inmates then



tried to control the facility, located in Duhok province.

Prisons in Iraq have been bursting at the seams following the detention of thousands of Islamic militants during nearly three years of war against the Islamic State group. Iraq declared victory over IS in December.