US-led coalition hands Camp Taji to Iraq's security forces
Taji is the eighth and most expensive facility to be turned over fully to Baghdad's forces
The US-led multinational military coalition against the Islamic State (IS) handed full control of another base to Iraqi security forces over the weekend.
Camp Taji, just a dozen miles north of the capital, is the eighth site yet turned over to Baghdad’s forces amid the coalition’s consolidation following the capture of IS’ last remaining territory last year.
“For the past six years, Camp Taji has served as a primary installation for coalition partners to train the Iraqi army, Iraqi air force, and the [special forces],” deputy coalition commander Maj. Gen. Kenneth Ekman said in a statement.
“From this day forward, the [Iraqi security forces] will take full responsibility for the facilities and programs at Taji and continue to use the site to lead and conduct training as part of the mission to defeat Daesh [IS] remnants,” Ekman said.
