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	Iraqi Army
		Iraqi ground forces in the KTO included elements of up to 43 divisions, 25 of which are assessed as committed, 10 the operational reserve, and eight the strategic reserve.
		The Iraqi assumption that the tactics used in the Iran-Iraq War would be applicable against the Coalition proved faulty, as did their assumption that the attack would be terrain-oriented in support of the Coalition's political goal of liberating Kuwait.
		The number of regular army divisions was cut from seven armored/mechanised and 20 infantry divisions to two or three armor divisions, three mechanised divisions and 11 infantry divisions.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/iraq/army.htm (2034 words)

	Third Army/ARCENT/CFLCC - News Story
		Iraqi regular army soldiers from the 101st Infantry Battalion detained two people suspected of attacking the Al Kindi Main Gate in eastern Mosul.
		Soldiers of the 507th Iraqi National Guard Battalion detained 11 suspected insurgents near Iskandariyah and confiscated three vehicles believed to be used as car bombs.
		The Iraqi soldiers were reinforcing Iraqi police officers who were engaged by militants firing rifles near a school.
	www.arcent.army.mil /news/archive/2005_news/january/capture.asp (267 words)

	washingtonpost.com: Wrong Turn at a Postwar Crossroads?
		As casualties climb and large foreign armies remain on the sidelines, U.S. authorities are racing to recruit a credible Iraqi force to bolster the authority of a future Baghdad government.
		"The Iraqi army was a pretty sick organization in a lot of respects," said Douglas J. Feith, undersecretary of defense for policy, who played a role in the demobilization decision.
		The administration hopes to put 35,000 Iraqis in army uniform, on a speeded-up timetable, as well as tens of thousands of police officers and civil defense paramilitaries.
	www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A63423-2003Nov19?language=printer (1704 words)

	Aljazeera.Net - Life and death of Iraq's military (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		In 1936 the Iraqi military was the first to stage a coup d’etat in the Arab world when the army commander, General Bakr Sidqi, a Kurd, overthrew the government.
		The dissolved Iraqi regular army of 350,000 soldiers, was made up of five army corps, including 17 divisions (3 armoured, 3 mechanised and 11 infantry).
		The Iraqi army participated in the first Arab-Israeli war in 1948 and took part in the fighting on the Arab side in the 1967 Six-Day War.
	english.aljazeera.net /NR/exeres/1B7B0204-AA74-4422-8923-B8947A6E8727.htm (1043 words)

	Encyclopedia: Iraqi Regular Army
		The M47, M48 and M60 Patton were the United States Armys principal tanks of the Korean and Vietnam Wars.
		Armies The New Iraqi Army(3-4000 soldiers) is being developed by the Coalition Military Assistance Training Team (CMATT) with the ultimate task of assuming responsibility for all Iraqi land-based military operations following the 2003 Invasion of Iraq.
		The Military of Iraq consists of the New Iraqi Army, the Iraqi Air Force, and the Iraqi Coastal Defense Force.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Iraqi-Regular-Army (1288 words)

	Battling for Iraq (washingtonpost.com)
		And Iraqi leaders are stepping forward, leading their country and their security forces courageously in the face of an enemy that has shown a willingness to do anything to disrupt the establishment of the new Iraq.
		Most important, Iraqi security forces are in the fight -- so much so that they are suffering substantial casualties as they take on more and more of the burdens to achieve security in their country.
		In the past couple of months, more than 7,500 Iraqi men have signed up for the army and are preparing to report for basic training to fill out the final nine battalions of the Iraqi regular army.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A49283-2004Sep25.html (1148 words)

	The U.S. Army Professional Writing Collection
		His army career included assignments teaching leadership at West Point, serving as an analyst in the Office of the Chief of Staff of the Army and in the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel, and serving as the Director of the Office of Economic and Manpower Analysis.
		Iraqi EPWs were expected to respond that they were motivated to fight for each other (as earlier research had shown with the Wehrmacht or North Vietnam's Viet Cong) or were simply defending their homeland.
		Iraqi officer training was described by a captured graduate of the Baghdad Military Academy as "on the Sandhurst model," suggesting a British influence and a subsequent separation between the ranks of officers and enlisted.
	www.army.mil /professionalwriting/volumes/volume1/september_2003/9_03_1.html (10561 words)

	Iraqi Army Day Celebrates Service, Honors Sacrifice (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Army Day ceremonies around Iraq including a reading of a proclamation issued by Zebari, which recalled the proud history of the Iraqi army, announced the activation of nine Iraqi army divisions, and explained the incorporation of the National Guard into the regular army.
		There are 18 battalions of the regular army and Intervention Force in operations now, up from one operational battalion six months ago, and nine more are scheduled to become operational over the next six weeks.
		Iraqi Army Day not only marked the 84th birthday of Iraq's yrmy, it also showcased some of the progress in reestablishing the Iraqi army since the transfer of sovereignty.
	www.armedforces.net /Detailed/21147.html (1354 words)

	Crosswalk.com - Officials Foresee Role for Regular Iraqi Army in Reconstruction
		"The regular army has the skill sets to match the work that needs to be done in construction," he said.
		Using the Iraqi army also forestalls putting a lot of unemployed Iraqis on the streets and helps to re-establish some of the prestige the army has lost over the years, said the official, who spoke at a special briefing on the progress of plans for reconstruction and humanitarian assistance in a post-Saddam Iraq.
		To this end, the group is enlisting the support of Iraqis living and working in the United States and other democratic countries who would represent each of 17 provinces in Iraq to facilitate the distribution of humanitarian and other aid.
	www.learnathome.com /news/1189552.html (573 words)

	DefendAmerica News - Iraqi Army Day Celebrates Service, Honors Sacrifice
		Army Day ceremonies around Iraq including reading of a proclamation issued by Gen. Babakir that recalled the proud history of the Iraqi Army, announced the activation of nine Iraqi Army divisions, and explained the incorporation of the National Guard into the Regular Army.
		In addition, the Iraqi National Guard (which will be incorporated into the Regular Army), is comprised of 42 operational battalions that are increasingly well-equipped, and more will be formed, trained, and equipped in the next six months.
		Iraqi Army Day not only marked the 84-year birthday of Iraq’s Army, it also showcased some of the progress in reestablishing the Iraqi Army since the Transfer of Sovereignty.
	www.defendamerica.mil /articles/jan2005/a010605la2.html (1615 words)

	Iraqi Regular Army -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		In the days leading up to the (Click link for more info and facts about 2003 invasion of Iraq) 2003 invasion of Iraq, the Iraqi Regular Army consisted of 300,000 troops, organized into 5 (An army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions) corps.
		In all, there were 11 (An army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot) infantry ((botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum) divisions, 3 (Click link for more info and facts about mechanized) mechanized divisions, and 3 (Click link for more info and facts about armored) armored divisions.
		The force was primarily located in eastern (A republic in the Middle East in western Asia; the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia was in the area now known as Iraq; modern government is involved in state-sponsored terrorism) Iraq.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/i/ir/iraqi_regular_army.htm (330 words)

	Senator Carl Levin: News Release
		Alawi, the vital step is to "call up the Iraqi Army and the national police force [for] at least up to the mid-officer level" to deal with the insecurity and chaos in the country.
		While I have some questions regarding the need for four distinct security forces, including a new Iraqi Army, in addition to a new national police force, I am open to arguments that this approach to building a new army may be desirable in the long run.
		We probably made a mistake in formally disbanding the Iraqi army in May. I wonder if Ambassador Bremer doesn't tacitly believe the same, given the quick decision that was made by him shortly thereafter by agreeing to pay monthly allowances to officers and noncommissioned officers after the unrest that was unleashed by that decision.
	levin.senate.gov /newsroom/release.cfm?id=214720 (1602 words)

	USATODAY.com - Entering war, U.S. planners made two key assumptions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Army's 3rd Infantry Division and the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force raced through southern Iraq in the opening days of the war to position themselves near key towns and cities south of Baghdad.
		He said his unit was encountering regular army units with Republican Guard forces behind them, forcing them to fight: "What we're seeing mostly are conscript and regular army with Republican Guard behind them and the order to shoot when Americans go by or they'll shoot them.
		The lack of serious resistance from the regular Iraqi army is allowing U.S. forces to concentrate on the fighters they consider most dangerous — the Republican Guard and Saddam's paramilitaries.
	www.usatoday.com /news/world/iraq/2003-04-02-assumptions-usat_x.htm (1048 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Middle East \| Analysis: Iraq's regular army
		The Iraqi regular army - apart from the Republican Guard and other special units - is believed to consist of 17 divisions, each with about 10,000 men.
		About 85% of the army are conscripts, who serve for between 18 and 24 months depending on their level of training and expertise.
		The hope among coalition planners is to persuade the army to stay in barracks.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/middle_east/2861985.stm (563 words)

	DefenseLINK News: Iraqi Regular Army Soldiers Graduate From Basic Training
		MOSUL, Iraq, Jan. 11, 2005 -- Soldiers from the Iraqi regular army recently completed a rigorous basic training program and are being activated to counter anti-Iraqi insurgents operating in northern Iraq, U.S. officials here said.
		The Iraqi soldiers and their instructors, which included members of the Iraqi security forces and Multinational Force Iraq, had a graduation ceremony at their training site in northern Iraq.
		In other news from Iraq, Iraqi police and firefighters are attempting to extinguish a pipeline fire southwest of Riyadh.
	www.defenselink.mil /news/Jan2005/n01112005_2005011107.html (206 words)

	IrakOrbat
		The Iraqi regular army has three basic types of divisions: armored, mechanized (mech) infantry, and infantry.
		Since the War, the army reduced the numbers of units and personnel, and focused on reconstituting armor and mechanised units with remaining equipment.
		The number of regular army divisions was cut from seven armored/mechanised and 20 infantry divisions to two or three armor divisions, three mechanised divisions and 15 to 17 infantry divisions
	numanciaweb.iespana.es /irakorbat.htm (1399 words)

	iafrica.com \| news \| world news Nine Iraqi soldiers murdered in Mosul
		Nine men found murdered on Saturday in central Mosul were confirmed to be Iraqi regular army soldiers as US and Iraqi troops continue a major operation to oust insurgents from the city.
		The soldiers, discovered in an industrial area not far from the scene of some of the worst clashes in Mosul, were found as a US military commander said US-led forces would clear the city of rebels with a series of precision strikes rather than a full-out assault.
		But US army commander Colonel Robert Brown said operations in Mosul would differ greatly from the ferocious attacks that levelled large swathes of the Sunni Muslim strongholds of Fallujah and Samarra.
	iafrica.com /news/worldnews/392416.htm (759 words)

	DefendAmerica News - First Team General Congratulates Iraqi Regular Army's Rebirth
		Celebrated in the tradition of a memorial day, the announcement of the merging of its military forces on the Iraqi Army’s traditional birthday was good timing, according to Brig.
		The four entities merged to create the Iraqi Regular Army are the Iraqi National Guard, Iraqi Intervention Force, Iraqi Special Forces and the Regular Iraqi Army.
		The Iraqi National Guard was, by far, the largest of the four forces, Jones said, but each of them has their own set of capabilities.
	www.defendamerica.mil /articles/jan2005/a010605la1.html (540 words)

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		Washington - The United States plans to use the Iraqi regular army to help rebuild a postwar Iraq and is recruiting and hiring Iraqis living in America and Europe to play a key temporary role in the reconstruction process, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.
		Using the regular Iraqi army, which is seen as less loyal to Saddam's government, allows US officials administering the country not to "put a lot of unemployed people on the streets" by swiftly demobilising the regular army, the official said.
		The official said the intention was to hire "free Iraqis" hailing from each of Iraq's 17 provinces and Baghdad who could be sent to the provinces and identify local reconstruction and humanitarian aid needs.
	www.int.iol.co.za /index.php?sf=2813&art_id=qw1047419640330B262&click_id=2813&set_id=1 (884 words)

	Daily Kos: Where is the Iraqi Army?
		The Army and Marine supply lines are still stretched thin and may stretch thinner as the troops and tanks roll on, tempting further guerrilla strikes and ambushes from the flanks and the rear.
		This two-pronged advance on the Iraqi capital by the Americans is being seen as a remarkable piece of modern manoeuvre warfare.
		Iraqi regular army units also seem to have disappeared.
	www.dailykos.net /archives/002241.html (800 words)

	BBC NEWS \| UK \| Question: How strong is the Iraqi army?
		The Iraqi regular army is predominantly truck-mounted infantry; the parts of it that have tanks and armoured personnel carriers are equipped with old Russian and Chinese kit.
		The main body is garrisoned around Baghdad; these soldiers are responsible for the approaches to the city and to bolster the regular army.
		They are also a threat to the regular army and can maintain loyalty by force; the Guards despise the regular army and we found during the '91 conflict that the army soldiers fear and hate the Guards.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/uk_news/2821213.stm (849 words)

	ipedia.com: 2003 invasion of Iraq Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The U.S.-led occupation of Iraq was marked by ongoing violent conflict between the Iraqi resistance and the occupying forces.
		After the war, information began to emerge about several failed Iraqi peace initiatives, including offers as extensive as allowing 5,000 FBI agents in to search the country for weapons of mass destruction, support for the US-backed Roadmap For Peace, and the abdication of Saddam Hussein to be replaced under UN elections.
		He also went on to tell Iraqi State TV that he had told "Americans about the determination of the Iraqi forces, the determination of the government, and the willingness to fight for their country", and that reports from Baghdad about civilian casualties had helped antiwar protesters undermine the Bush administration's strategy.
	www.ipedia.com /2003_invasion_of_iraq_1.html (5545 words)

	ReliefWeb » Document Preview » Background briefing on reconstruction and humanitarian assistance in ...
		The United States is recruiting Iraqis living in democratic nations to help provinces in post-war Iraq establish committees to help plan and implement the country's reconstruction, a senior defense official said.
		It's reestablishing some of the prestige that the regular army has lost over the years, and it allows us to get a lot of good things done for the country.
		The other thing we're trying to do with free Iraqis is bring in two to three with the right skill sets for each of the 21 or 22 ministries; say, from public health, bring in a free Iraqi that's an expert in public health.
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/rwb.nsf/AllDocsByUNID/2431023eda707a26c1256cec003cc0b4 (5265 words)

	Multi-national Corps-Iraq/Multi-National Forces-Iraq News Release
		Traditionally celebrated as sort of a memorial day in Iraq, announcing the merge of its military forces on the Iraqi Army's traditional birthday was good timing, according to Brig.
		The four entities merged to create the IRA are the Iraqi National Guard (ING), Iraqi Intervention Force (IIF), Iraqi Special Forces (ISF) and the Regular Iraqi Army.
		"For some Iraqi Soldiers, all they had was an AK-47 and a soft cap." Since then, the general said the Iraqi troops have been better equipped and better trained to face the insurgency.
	www.globalsecurity.org /wmd/library/news/iraq/2005/01/iraq-050107-mnfi-mnci01.htm (473 words)

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