Camp Cropper

Camp Cropper
Baghdad, Baghdad Governorate in Iraq
Camp Cropper is located in Iraq
Camp Cropper
Camp Cropper
Shown within Iraq
Coordinates33°14′34″N 44°13′12″E / 33.24278°N 44.22000°E / 33.24278; 44.22000
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defence
OperatorUnited States Army
Site history
BuiltApril 2003 (2003)
In use2003 – December 2011 (2011)

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.[1] Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was held there prior to his execution.[2] Mr. 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.

  1. ^ "Camp Cropper / High Value Detention (HVD) Site". GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved 2006-12-23.
  2. ^ Alex Massie (2007-03-01). "Nurse: Dictator spent captivity feeding birds". Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2007-01-04. Retrieved 2007-04-09.