Marines to turn over Fallujah next month
Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 9:25 pm
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Marines to turn over Fallujah next month
By Bryan Mitchell - Staff writer
Posted : Tuesday Oct 28, 2008 7:33:15 EDT
Following up on the successful security handover Sept. 1 in Iraq’s Anbar province, the Corps plans to turn over its Fallujah base camp to Iraqi forces next month, further softening its stance across the region, said Maj. Gen. John Kelly, the Corps’ top officer in Iraq.
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Iraqi troops are slated to take control of Camp Fallujah in mid-November, Kelly said during a news conference Thursday. The roughly 6,000-acre camp has served as the Corps’ logistical hub in Anbar.
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