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US transfers last prison under its control to Iraq (AP)

July 15th, 2010

FILE - In this Nov. 10, 2008 file photo, detainees are seen through a fence as they perform their noon prayers at the U.S. detention facility at Camp Cropper in Baghdad, Iraq. The U.S. has handed over 55 former members of Saddam Hussein's inner circle, including the longtime <b>international</b> face of the regime, Tariq Aziz, Iraq's deputy justice minister said Wednesday July 14 2010. The announcement comes a day before U.S. authorities are to transfer authority of Camp Cropper, the last American-run detention facility to the Iraqi government.(AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File)AP - The United States has handed over the last detention facility under its control to Iraqi authorities.


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