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Camp Bucca closes

September 18th, 2009 | Comments Off

Previous material here As the last detainee boarded a plane destined for another theater detention center today – September 17 2009, the detainee operations mission at Camp Bucca, Iraq, officially ended. An Air Force C-17 carrying the last group of 180 detainees lifted off from the Basra airport headed to Camp Cropper at 3:22 a.m., officials said. “As a result of the great working relationship between the government of Iraq and Task Force 134, I’m pleased to say the Camp Bucca detention facility is now closed,” said Army Brig. Gen. David Quantock, Joint Task Force 134′s commanding general. “We’ve been working hand in hand with the government of Iraq to coordinate our detainee releases and transfers in accordance with the [U.S.-Iraq] security agreement, and that teamwork has allowed us to close the Bucca … Read entire article »

Filed under: Crime and Punishment, Iraq, War on Terror

Camp Bucca to close in September

August 31st, 2009 | Comments Off

The number of detainees in Task Force 134 custody dropped below 9,000 during a detainee transfer between Coalition forces and the Government of Iraq here, Aug. 27. As a result of the 107-person transfer, the detainee population in Iraq stands at 8,947 – the lowest number in U.S. custody since March 2005. In accordance with the Security Agreement, detainee transfers between CF and the GoI must be conducted with arrest warrants or detention orders. If detainees do not have arrest warrants or detention orders, they must be released. “We work very closely with the Iraqi government to ensure releases and transfers are conducted in a safe and orderly manner,” said Capt. Brad Kimberly, Task Force 134 spokesman. “In compliance with the Security Agreement, we transferred these detainees to the GoI after receiving … Read entire article »

Filed under: Crime and Punishment, Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror

39 High-value Detainees Transferred to Iraqis

December 17th, 2008 | Comments Off

Multi-National Force – Iraq’s Task Force 134 – Detainee Operations transferred custody of 39 high-value detainees who were former members of the regime of Saddam Hussein to the Government of Iraq, Monday, Dec. 15. The detainees were all transferred from the Coalition theater internment facility at Camp Cropper in Baghdad to an Iraqi-controlled prison. These detainees are all either already convicted or are scheduled to stand trial in the Central Criminal Court of Iraq. The detainees had been held in U.S. detention since their capture. Their recent transfer is in recognition that the Iraqi criminal courts and prison systems have become sufficiently robust to safeguard and prosecute these individuals in accordance with the rule of law. Currently, there are about 15,500 detainees in Coalition theater internment facilities, … Read entire article »

Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror

Coalition No Longer Holds Female Detainees

December 16th, 2008 | Comments Off

Multi-National Force – Iraq’s Task Force 134 – Detainee Operations, transferred custody of the last of its female detainees to the Government of Iraq, Monday, Dec. 15. The final 10 female detainees were all transferred from the Coalition theater internment facility at Camp Cropper in Baghdad, to an Iraqi controlled women’s prison in Baghdad. These women are all either already convicted or scheduled to stand trial in the Central Criminal Court of Iraq. While these women were in the custody of Coalition forces, they received care well above the standard of the Geneva Convention. They received first-class medical care, visits from family members and education. Currently, there are about 15,500 detainees in Coalition theater internment facilities; down dramatically from the high of about 26,000 in November 2007. Since the … Read entire article »

Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror

Detained in Iraq: Myths Busted

August 30th, 2008 | Comments Off

An Iraqi newspaper reporter recently revealed that most Iraqis believe anyone who is captured by Coalition Forces and sent to Camp Bucca will never be seen again; they are considered dead. Every month approximately 12,000 Iraqi visitors travel from all over the country to Camp Bucca, the quiet forward operating base along the Kuwait border near the port city of Um Qasr, Iraq’s southern most city. In addition to the 12,000 visitors that actually walk through the gates of Camp Bucca, another nearly 500 visits between internees and their families happen every month via video teleconference with the facility in Baghdad, Camp Cropper. The VTC visitation is offered for those families who are unable to make the trip to Um Qasr, but can make it to Baghdad. There … Read entire article »

Filed under: Iraq, War on Terror

Detained in Iraq

August 2nd, 2008 | 1 Comment

More than 10,000 detainees have been released from Coalition detention facilities in Iraq this year, since implementation of programs designed to better prepare detainees for reintegration into society and to reduce recidivism. “A recent innovation is to have a social worker and an Islamic cleric counsel detainees before they go before their first Multi-National Forces Review Committee (MNFRC)”, said Rear Adm. Garland Wright, commander of Task Force 134 Detainee Operations in Baghdad. “Also, last February we started having officers from the Multi-National Corps-Iraq division or capturing unit sit on our MNFRC boards.” MNFRC Boards were instituted last August as part of several agreements Multi-National Force – Iraq has with the Government of Iraq regarding detainee operations. After an individual is detained, his or her case is heard by the MNFRC … Read entire article »

Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror