Camp Bucca
Photo Title
Camp Bucca
Photographer/Creator
Andrea Bruce
Collection
Publisher
The Washington Post
Caption/Description
Camp Bucca is a U.S. holding facility for over 18,500 Iraqi detainees in the vicinity of Umm Qasr, Iraq. The vast, city-like compound is releasing detainees by the hundreds every week, hoping to empty the facility in a year. The US military patrols the 'cat walk' above a holding facility for those labeled dangerous. 'Camp Bucca'
Citation
Andrea Bruce, "Camp Bucca," in POYi Archive, Item #42932, http://archive.poy.org/index.php/items/show/42932 (accessed June 10, 2025).
Date Added
04.25.2011