Camp Cropper

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Camp Cropper
Baghdad, Baghdad Governorate in Iraq
Site information
Owner	Ministry of Defence
Operator	United States Army
Location
Camp Cropper Shown within Iraq
Coordinates	33°14′34″N 44°13′12″E / 33.24278°N 44.22000°E / 33.24278; 44.22000
Site history
Built	April 2003 (2003)
In use	2003 – 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.