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Al-Faw Palace
The Al Faw Palace (also known as the ''Water Palace'') is located in Baghdad approximately 5 kilometers from the Baghdad International Airport, Iraq. Saddam Hussein commissioned its construction to commemorate the Iraqi forces' re-taking of the Al-Faw Peninsula during the Iran-Iraq conflict. The palace was constructed in the early 1990s to commemorate Saddam Hussein's victory over the Iranians in the Al-Faw Peninsula in 1988.
==Overview==
Al Faw Palace is situated on a former resort complex about 5 kilometers from the ''Green Zone,'' which is now referred to as the ''International Zone'' or ''IZ.'' The complex contains numerous villas and smaller palaces and is now one of the largest US/Coalition bases in Iraq (Camp Victory/ Camp Liberty). The palace contains over 62 rooms and 29 bathrooms.〔Williams, Brian. "(Saddam's Al Faw Palace Not At All What It Seems )." ''NBC Nightly News,'' 8 May 2007.〕 Many of the rooms were converted to serve as offices, and after 2004 the Palace was used as the headquarters for the Multi-National Force - Iraq (MNF-I), along with the Joint Operations Center (JOC), which served for years as 'Mission Control' for the Multi-National Corps - Iraq (MNC-I) and all operational aspects of Operation Iraqi Freedom. There is an artificial lake surrounding the palace that has a special breed of large bass dubbed the Saddam bass,〔 as well as large carp. Saddam formerly used the palace for duck-hunting expeditions.〔Hutchinson, Kristin "(Members of B Company, 3rd Battalion, 144th Infantry Regiment, Pose Before Al-Faw Palace )." ''The Dispatch,'' February 2007 (page 18).〕
Because of the very light damage to the Al Faw Palace and other structures located on what was Camp Victory, it is widely presumed that the planners of the 2003 invasion intended that this area would be used as a headquarters and main base area following the liberation of Baghdad. The resort is surrounded by high walls with preconstructed security towers, which contributes to more readily maintaining surveillance and security for the former resort.
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