Camp Fallujah
Camp Fallujah (formerly known as the MEK (Mujahedin-E Khalq) Compound) is a large compound in Fallujah, Iraq used by the U.S. Marines from 2004 to 2009.
Camp Fallujah  | |
|---|---|
| Fallujah, Al Anbar Governorate in Iraq | |
 Camp Fallujah Insignia | |
  Camp Fallujah Shown within Iraq | |
| Coordinates | 33°18′54″N 43°52′59″E |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Ministry of Defence |
| Operator | United States Army United States Marine Corps |
| Site history | |
| Built | 2003 |
| In use | 2003-2009 |
| Battles/wars | Operation Iraqi Freedom * Operation Vigilant Resolve * Operation Phantom Fury |
| Garrison information | |
| Garrison | HQ, 1st Division (Iraq) |
History
Before the Marine occupation, the Iranian dissident group called Mujahideen-e-Khalq used the MEK as a training camp, but turned it over to the U.S. Army 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment on May 11, 2003 after the Mujahideen-e-Khalq surrender. The 82nd Airborne Division took over the facility in August 2003. On March 24, 2004, the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force relieved the 82nd Airborne and used it as a base camp. On January 12, 2009, the Government of Iraq took control of the compound from the United States military.[1] As of January 2010, the camp appears to be the headquarters of the Iraqi Army's 1st Division. The last US force to occupy Camp Fallujah was Guardian Company, IMHG, FMF west.
The camp is adjacent to the other major U.S. base in Fallujah, the former Baathist resort Camp Baharia (also known as "Dreamland").
U.S. Operational Names
- 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment - MEK Compound
- 82nd Airborne - FOB St. Mere
- United States Marine Corps - Camp Fallujah
References
- http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/iraq/2009/01/iraq-090112-mnfi01.htm @ GlobalSecurity.org
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