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On July 4, 2016 (8:35 pm Iraqi time), over 50 missiles were fired against Camp Liberty. Because of the proximity of TehranÂ’s militias in range of Camp Liberty, it appears as if they were launched by those affiliated with the Quds Force of IranÂ’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Damage assessment reveals that parts of the camp were completely destroyed. As many as 40 residents were injured, and astonishingly no one was killed during this massive attack.Nevertheless, each time the oppressors of Liberty get away with attacking the camp it increases the likelihood of even more hostile assaults in the future.Once...

Camp Liberty is currently facing a humane and human rights crisis On Wednesday, 26 November 2014, patients in Camp Liberty adjacent to Baghdad International Airport held a rally protesting the medical siege imposed by the Iraqi government on the residents of this camp. The inhumane medical siege against Iranian dissidents, members of opposition People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran in Iraq, continues after the transfer of their protection from the US government to the Iraqi government in early 2009 and with Nouri Maliki – a political ally of the Iranian regime – coming to power in Iraq. To this day 22...

BAQOUBA, Iraq | The U.S. commander of the Multi-National Force -- Iraq on Tuesday ordered a top-to-bottom review of mental health services for U.S. troops in the country after the worst act of U.S. soldier-on-soldier violence in the Iraq war. Army Lt. Col. Brian Tribus, media relations chief for Multi-National Force - Iraq, told The Washington Times that Lt. Gen. Charles Jacoby ordered procedures "to look into [mental health] services available and delivery of those services." Gen. Jacoby also requested that the Army inspector general review all mental health services available to troops in Iraq, Col. Tribus said. Five U.S....

Arabic source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/arabic/news/newsid_8044000/8044972.stm Analysis at http://ibloga.blogspot.com/2009/05/camp-liberty-shooter-was-muslim.html JVeritas might want to take a look at this to verify. The Camp Liberty shooter was muslim according to BBC Arabic report‏ "BBC Arabic is saying the the Iraqi Army claims that the perpetrator was a Muslim, in fact the Imam at Camp Liberty's mosque..."

WASHINGTON, May 12, 2009 – Military officials in Baghdad today identified a soldier who has been charged with shooting and killing five of his comrades yesterday at a combat stress center at Camp Liberty, Iraq. Army Sgt. John M. Russell, 44, of Sherman, Texas, is being held in military police custody at Victory Base Complex in Baghdad, and has been charged with five specifications of murder and one of aggravated assault, Army Maj. Hunter Holliday, a military spokesman in Baghdad, said. Russell is assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 54th Engineer Battalion, based in Bamberg, Germany. Holliday said the...

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- The U.S. soldier who fired on fellow troops in Iraq has been identified as Army Sgt. John Russell, and he's been charged with five counts of murder, a military spokesman said Tuesday. Russell killed five people when he fired on other troops at a stress clinic at Camp Liberty, near Baghdad International Airport, U.S. officials said. Along with five counts of murder, Russell also was charged with one count of aggravated assault, said Maj. Gen. David Perkins, who briefed reporters in Baghdad. Russell is on his third tour in Iraq. He's with the 54th Engineering Battalion,...

SHERMAN, TX -- The U.S. Army Sergeant charged with five counts of murder in Monday's shooting at a Baghdad military counseling clinic has ties to Texoma. Sgt. John M. Russell, 44, is from Sherman, Texas, as are his parents and one of his three sisters. Sgt. Russell also has a sister in Denison and a sister in Colbert, Oklahoma. The Army lists Russell's address on Edwards Road in southeast Sherman near Luella. His unit is the 54th Engineering Batallion out of Bamberg, Germany. Maj. Gen. David Perkins told reporters Tuesday that Russell has been charged with five counts of murder...

An American Army sergeant shot and killed five fellow soldiers following an altercation at a military counseling center in Iraq Monday, officials said. [First sentence only, due to AP copyright policy.]

BAGHDAD – A U.S. soldier opened fire at a counseling center on a U.S. base Monday, killing five fellow soldiers before being taken into custody, the U.S. command and Pentagon officials said.

WASHINGTON, May 11, 2009 – Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said the Defense Department will devote its “highest-priority attention” to the slaying today of five U.S. servicemembers in Baghdad. “I would like to express my horror and deep regret over today's shooting incident at Camp Liberty in Iraq,” Gates said at a Pentagon news briefing. “I offer my sympathy and condolences to the families of those who were killed.” As details about the incident continue to emerge, the U.S. military is holding in custody an American soldier suspected of involvement in the shooting deaths that occurred around 2 p.m....

WASHINGTON, May 11, 2009 – An American soldier suspected in involvement in the shooting deaths of five U.S. servicemembers today in Baghdad is in U.S. custody, defense officials said. The incident occurred around 2 p.m. local time at the U.S. military base Camp Liberty in the Iraqi capital. Defense officials characterized the killings as an unexpected tragedy. “Any time we lose one of our own, it affects us all,” said Army Col. John Robinson, Multinational Corps Iraq spokesman. “Our hearts go out to the families and friends of all the servicemembers involved in this terrible tragedy.” Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman...

LATEST:Five US soldiers killed in shooting at American base in Baghdad, US military says. More to follow. _

CAMP LIBERTY, Iraq, March 21, 2008 – Because soldiers with the 4th Infantry Division and Multinational Division Baghdad can no longer tune in to their favorite radio stations while they’re deployed to Iraq, two enterprising disc jockeys decided to bring the show to them. Army Sgt. Gregg Kunkle (center), a native of Harleysville, Pa., who serves as a team leader with Company D, Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, Multinational Division Baghdad, receives a warm welcome from Zack Owen and Jim Cody before being interviewed on their popular “Waco 100” morning show at Camp Liberty, Iraq, March 20, 2008....

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21, 2007 – When troops stationed in the Middle East sit down to Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow, the turkey won’t come in a brown field rations pouch. Defense Supply Center Philadelphia's Subsistence Division is responsible for making sure each dining facility has all the food it needs to provide a traditional holiday meal like this one in 2006. Defense Department photo  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. Thanks to the efforts of the Defense Supply Center Philadelphia’s efforts, troops stationed in Iraq, Afghanistan, Bahrain, Dubai and Djibouti will enjoy a traditional holiday meal. “Historically, Thanksgiving dinner is one...

Released detainees sit to hear words of encouragement from Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki during today’s detainee release ceremony at Camp Liberty. Nearly 500 men were released after the Combined Review and Release Board determined they are no longer a threat to Iraqi or Coalition forces, or the security of Iraq. Photo by Maj. Elizabeth Robbins, Multi-National Force-Iraq Public Affairs. CAMP LIBERTY — A detainee release ceremony here today at Forward Operating Base Constitution highlighted the expanded capacity of the Government of Iraq and Multi-National Force-Iraq to release detainees from Coalition Force custody. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki oversaw the...

CAMP LIBERTY, Iraq -- Soldiers deployed for Operation Iraqi Freedom 3 enjoy face time with family thanks to video teleconferencing. The VTC is providing not only Soldiers the opportunity to see and hear family, but their families the opportunity to participate in their lives while deployed. Sgt. Jeffrey J. Garner 3rd Signal Company, 3rd Infantry Division, re-enlisted during a VTC broadcast in order for his wife and son to watch. “I’ve used VTC before. It allowed me to see my son for the first time,” Garner said. “I am happy we have VTC available. It gives me a chance to...

Good troops story, even if it is from the New York Slimes. Life at the front: GIs savor the good life By Kirk Semple The New York Times SATURDAY, AUGUST 13, 2005 CAMP LIBERTY, Iraq First Lieutenant Taysha Deaton of the Louisiana National Guard went to war anticipating a gritty yearlong deployment of sand, heat and duress, but ended up spending nights in a king-size bed beneath imported sheets and a down comforter. She bought the bed from a departing soldier to replace the twin-size metal frame that came with her air-conditioned trailer on this base in western Baghdad. She...

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - One young man cannonballed into the cool blue pool, another applied suntan lotion to his girlfriend's shoulders - and a third swung his machine gun onto a lawn chair. A pair of Black Hawk helicopters hovered above. The men and women could have passed for American college students, but they were U.S. soldiers at Camp Liberty in western Baghdad, seeking a break from the war raging just beyond the blast walls. Hours later, some would don helmets and flak jackets, jump into armored vehicles and patrol through violent Baghdad neighborhoods. "When I come here I don't...

Attack on Camp Liberty -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- June 3, 2005 By Sgt. Greg Papadatos 69th Infantry Regiment I went to bed around midnight last night. I was pretty tired, having been awake for most of the previous 24 hours. At 0700 or so, I was still asleep. My roommate, who had come back from his patrol at around 2330, had stayed up for a while, but was also asleep at that time of the morning. I woke up to a loud "boom." Our trailer was shaken, as if somebody had slammed a door, but harder than usual. I sat up, wondering if...