May 25, 2013
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Camp Victory was the primary component of the Victory Base Complex which occupied the area surrounding the Baghdad International Airport. The Al-Faw Palace, which served as the headquarters for the Multi-National Corps - Iraq, was located on Camp Victory. Camp Victory itself lay approximately 5 kilometers from BIAP.
Other camps that made up the Victory Base Complex included Camp Liberty, Camp Striker, and Camp Slayer. On December 1st 2011, Camp Victory, under agreement with the Iraqi Government in 2008, was handed over by the United States to the Iraqis.
(via Freebase)
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