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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.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Camp Cropper / High Value Detention (HVD) Site )〕 Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was held there prior to his execution. ==History== Camp Cropper was established by the Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC) of the (115th Military Police Battalion ) in April 2003. It is named for Staff Sgt. Kenneth Cropper, a member of the Maryland National Guard who died in March 2002 while supporting security operations at the Pentagon. The facility was originally established as a High Value Detainee (HVD) holding area. Shortly after being established, its mission was expanded to also be a Corps Holding Area (CHA). Initially, the facility was meant to serve as "central booking" for the US forces operating in Baghdad and central Iraq, though detainees from northern Iraq were brought there as well. The original concept called for a small temporary camp that could hold up to 300 detainees for no more than 72 hours. After being processed at Camp Cropper detainees were supposed to be shipped to other detention facilities in Baghdad and throughout Iraq. However, in practice, this proved unworkable since most other prisons in Baghdad were badly damaged by looting after the fall of the Baath regime. Additional units to operate Camp Cropper include: * 186 Military Police Company, Iowa National Guard April 2003 * C & B Co, 2-103 AR, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, as part of the 89th and later 43rd MP BDEs. * 439th Military Police Detachment, Army Reserve from Omaha, Nebraska. * 324th Military Police Battalion, Pennsylvania Army National Guard from Chambersburg, Pennsylvania * 117th Military Police Battalion, Tennessee Army National Guard In August 2006, a combat support hospital was opened on Camp Cropper that would treat both coalition soldiers and detainees from Camp Cropper. The hospital was initially staffed by members of the (21st Combat Support Hospital ) from Fort Hood, Texas who transferred to the new facility after the closure of the Abu Ghraib detention facility. The 21st CSH was later replaced by the (31st Combat Support Hospital ) from Fort Bliss, Texas. On March 15, 2007 military officials announced plans to once again expand Camp Bucca and Camp Cropper. Officials stated that this increase in capacity would be necessary to handle the detainees generated from the increased security operations in Baghdad. In the summer of 2010 the Camp Cropper facility was turned over to the Iraqi government and renamed Karkh Prison. A portion of Camp Cropper was still in use, and being staffer by the US Army until December 2011, by the 40th MP Battalion, part of the 15th MP Brigade. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Camp Cropper」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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