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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

Our Best: Patty Cake Edition

February 5th, 2009 | Comments Off

Our Best: Patty Cake Edition

Senior Airman Tarann Earl plays with an Iraqi child while they wait for transportation to the detainee visitation center Jan. 27 at Camp Bucca, Iraq. Members of the 887th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron provides security and transportation to the center for Iraqis who are allowed to visit daily with detained family members held at the Theater Internment Facility. Airman Earl is assigned to the 887th ESFS. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Angelic Dolan) … Read entire article »

Filed under: Military, Our Best: Military Women

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