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Camp Cropper

Baghdad International Airport, Iraq

Camp Cropper was a holding facility for security detainees operated by the United States Army near Baghdad International Airport in Iraq. The facility was initially operated as a high-value detention site (HVD), but has since been expanded increasing its capacity from 163 to 2,000 detainees. Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was held there prior to his execution. Hussein was held at a nearby location outside the Camp Cropper complex. He was isolated from the former Ba'ath Party and subsequent HVT's held at the main Cropper facility. The facility was handed over to Iraqi authorities in 2010 and subsequently renamed Al-Karkh Central Prison.

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