The United States today handed over 26 Iraqi prisoners, including Tariq Aziz , Saddam Hussein's former deputy prime minister to the Iraqi government. The prisoners were held in at Camp Cropper , the US's detention facility in Iraq. Control of Camp Cropper is scheduled to be transferred to the Iraqi government in a ceremony on Thursday. Ibrahim asked the US Military to maintain custody of about 200 detainees for security reasons, including Sultan Hashim al-Taie . The Iraqi government will take custody of the remaining 1,800 prisoners held at Camp Cropper.
The United States today handed over 26 Iraqi prisoners, including , Saddam Hussein's former deputy prime minister to the Iraqi government. The prisoners were held in at , the US's detention facility in Iraq. Control of Camp Cropper is scheduled to be transferred to the Iraqi government in a ceremony on Thursday. Ibrahim asked the to maintain custody of about 200 detainees for security reasons, including . The Iraqi government will take custody of the remaining 1,800 prisoners held at Camp Cropper.
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