▁take ▁the ▁lead ▁for ▁their ▁nation ' s ▁security ." ▁D ura id ▁Moh ammed ▁Da ' ud ▁Abb odi ▁K ash m ou la , ▁the ▁N ine ve h ▁province ▁governor , ▁stated ▁after ▁being ▁handed ▁the ▁key ▁to ▁the ▁palace ▁" Now ▁this ▁palace ▁will ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁benefit ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁government ▁and ▁its ▁people ." ▁ ▁British ▁troops ▁leave ▁Camp ▁Ab u ▁Naj i ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 4 ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Maj . ▁Charlie ▁Bur bridge , ▁a ▁British ▁military ▁sp okes man , ▁said ▁the ▁last ▁of ▁ 1 , 2 0 0 ▁British ▁troops ▁left ▁Camp ▁Ab u ▁Naj i , ▁just ▁outside ▁Am ar ah ▁in ▁Ira q ' s ▁southern ▁M ays an ▁province . ▁Bur bridge ▁told ▁Re ut ers ▁that ▁British ▁troops ▁leaving ▁the ▁base ▁were ▁prepar ing ▁to ▁head ▁deep ▁into ▁the ▁mar sh lands ▁along ▁the ▁Iran ian ▁border , ▁stating ▁" We ▁are ▁re position ing ▁our ▁forces ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁border ▁areas ▁and ▁deal ▁with ▁reports ▁of ▁sm ugg ling ▁of ▁weapons ▁and ▁impro vised ▁explos ive ▁devices ▁from ▁across ▁the ▁border ." ▁ ▁The ▁base ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁target ▁for ▁frequent ▁mort ar ▁and ▁ro cket ▁bar rages ▁since ▁being ▁set ▁up ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁but ▁Bur bridge ▁dismiss ed ▁suggestions ▁the ▁British ▁had ▁been ▁forced ▁out ▁of ▁Am ara ▁while ▁acknowled ging ▁the ▁attacks ▁had ▁been ▁one ▁reason ▁for ▁the ▁decision ▁to ▁withdraw , ▁the ▁second ▁being