Following his arrest Fahdawi was detained by US forces at the Camp Bucca detention facility in southern Iraq until 2009, when he was sentenced to death and moved to Tikrit Central Prison in Saladin Province.
Setelah ditahan, Fahdawi dipindahkan oleh pasukan AS ke fasilitas detensi Kamp Bucca di selatan Irak sampai 2009, ktika ia didakwa dengan hukuman mati dan dipindahkan ke Penjara Pusat Tikrit di Provinsi Saladin.