Camp Fallujah (formerly known as the MEK (''Mujahedin-E Khalq'') Compound) is a large compound in

Fallujah Fallujah ( ) is a city in Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq. Situated on the Euphrates, Euphrates River, it is located roughly to the west of the capital city of Baghdad and from the neighboring city of Ramadi. The city is located in the region ...

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formerly used by the

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and U.S. Marines from 2004 to 2009 and now used by the

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History

Before the Marine occupation, the

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ian dissident group called Mujahideen-e-Khalq used the MEK as a training camp, but turned it over to the U.S. Army 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment on May 11, 2003 after the Mujahideen-e-Khalq surrender. The

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took over the facility in August 2003 and created ''Forward Operating Base St. Mere''. On March 24, 2004, the

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took control from the 82nd Airborne and renamed the ''FOB'', Camp Fallujah in order to better associate the camp with the local Iraqi city. On January 12, 2009, the Government of Iraq took control of the compound from the United States military.http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/iraq/2009/01/iraq-090112-mnfi01.htm @ GlobalSecurity.org The camp is adjacent to the other major U.S. base in Fallujah, the former

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resort Camp Baharia (also known as "Dreamland"). 4-14 Marines in Fallujah

U.S. Operational Names

* 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment - ''MEK Compound'' * 82nd Airborne - '' FOB St. Mere'' *

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- ''Camp Fallujah''

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Camp Fallujah United States Marine Corps in the Iraq War Installations used by the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran 2003 establishments in Iraq Fallujah in the Iraq War Iraq War sites {{USMC-stub

History

U.S. Operational Names

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