Islamic State: Challenges and Basic Policies (Part 2)

The key personnel of the Islamic State was trained and formed in the Camp Bucca under constant US supervision. Camp Bucca near the Iraq-Kuwait border was organized in the spring of 2003. At first, it was filled with the Iraqi soldiers captured during the American military operation against Saddam Hussein’s regime. In total, 17 of the 25 most important Islamic state leaders were at some point in Iraqi prisons organized by the USA between 2004 and 2011.

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