▁A ▁former ▁president ial ▁comp ound ▁of ▁S add am ▁Hus sein , ▁dub bed ▁For ward ▁Oper ating ▁Base ▁Cou rage ▁by ▁Co al ition ▁forces , ▁was ▁handed ▁over ▁by ▁Charlie ▁Company ▁ 4 - 1 1 FA ▁to ▁the ▁N ine ve h ▁province ▁government ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁The ▁main ▁palace ▁had ▁been ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 0 1 st ▁Air bor ne ▁Division ▁Main ▁Command ▁Post , ▁Task ▁Force ▁Olymp ia ▁CP , ▁ 4 - 1 1 FA ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 7 2 nd ▁S B CT , ▁and ▁the ▁Task ▁Force ▁Fre edom ▁CP . ▁The ▁palace ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁last ▁command ▁post ▁for ▁the ▁Mult in ational ▁Force - I ra q – N orth west . ▁U . S . ▁soldiers ▁had ▁spent ▁the ▁summer ▁rest oring ▁the ▁palace ▁for ▁the ▁event ual ▁hand over . ▁ ▁Maj . ▁Gen . ▁Thomas ▁R . ▁Turner ▁II , ▁command ing ▁general , ▁Task ▁Force ▁Band ▁of ▁Brothers ▁stated ▁at ▁a ▁ceremony ▁mark ing ▁the ▁occasion ▁" The ▁turn over ▁of ▁For ward ▁Oper ating ▁Base ▁Cou rage ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁larger ▁efforts ▁towards ▁emp ower ing ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁people ▁and ▁represents ▁an ▁important ▁step ▁in ▁ach ieving ▁Ira qi ▁self - re liance   ... ▁The ▁g ains ▁made ▁during ▁the ▁past ▁three ▁years ▁demonstrate ▁that ▁the ▁provincial ▁government , ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁Army ▁and ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁Police ▁are ▁increasing ▁their ▁capabilities ▁to