Camp Marlboro

Camp Marlboro
Camp Marlboro
Sadr City, Baghdad Governorate in Iraq
Site information
Owner	Ministry of Defence
Operator	United States Army ; United States Marine Corps
Location
	Camp Marlboro Shown within Iraq
Coordinates	33°18′54″N43°52′59″E / 33.31500°N 43.88306°E
Site history
Built	2003
In use	2003-2009
Battles/wars	Operation Iraqi Freedom

Last updated August 05, 2025

Camp Marlboro was a U.S. Military Camp in Sadr City, Baghdad. It was built to facilitate military and peacekeeping operations in the densely populated Shia ghetto.

Camp Marlboro was named as such because it was located on the premises of a cigarette factory, run by one of Saddam Hussein's cousins until the US forces occupied the compound.^[1]^[2] Marlboro is an American cigarette brand.

References

↑ Wong, Edward (2004-02-15). "THE STRUGGLE FOR IRAQ: THE ECONOMY; An Iraqi Factory Reflects U.S. Recovery Effort". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2024-01-31.
↑ "Iraqi neighborhoods return to normal, American Soldiers sleep a little easier". DVIDS. Retrieved 2024-01-31.

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[1] Wong, Edward (2004-02-15). "THE STRUGGLE FOR IRAQ: THE ECONOMY; An Iraqi Factory Reflects U.S. Recovery Effort". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2024-01-31.

[2] "Iraqi neighborhoods return to normal, American Soldiers sleep a little easier". DVIDS. Retrieved 2024-01-31.

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