But he was detained, and found himself in a villa that had been converted into an Iraqi military base.

The judge rules whether the detainee will go free, face trial or be held longer at this Iraqi base in northern Baghdad.

The old Iraqi bases "do not tolerate human life right now," General Eaton said.

I once visited an Iraqi base where a combination of officer corruption and insurgent activity had led to a severe water shortage.

The airport was built at the beginning of the 1970s as an Iraqi military base.

They also say their Iraqi base has enabled them to intensify military operations across the Iran-Iraq border.

As special forces units seized western Iraqi bases from which the strikes could have been launched, Israelis breathed easier.

The canteen attack was the second occasion in five days when a bomber wearing an Iraqi uniform penetrated security at an Iraqi base.

On 7 September, two U.S. troops were killed and nine wounded in an incident at an Iraqi military base.