“The 450 U.S. troops who are settling into their new outpost at Iraq’s Taqaddum Air Base are sharing the facility with some Shiite militiamen — but only a few. Not long ago, Taqaddum was home to a large contingent of Shiite militia fighters, some of them likely linked to groups that were targeting U.S. troops in combat operations a decade ago.”

Source: U.S. troops and Shiite militiamen share Iraq base