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	Worldandnation: New Iraqi army will be one-tenth Hussein's force
		The announcement appeared timed to avert another confrontation and to respond to the concerns of Iraqi political figures and American officers to have the coalition address the officers demands so as not to drive them into resistance against the occupation forces.
		Slocombe said the new Iraqi military would theoretically be able to defend the country from invasion.
		Many news organizations have earlier reported that intelligence indicated senior Iraqi leaders, and perhaps Saddam Hussein, were in the convoy.
	www.sptimes.com /2003/06/24/Worldandnation/New_Iraqi_army_will_b.shtml (584 words)

	New Iraqi Army
		The New Iraqi Army is being developed by the Coalition Military Assistance Training Team (CMATT) as a component of the military of Iraq with the ultimate task of assuming responsibility for all Iraqi land-based military operations following the 2003 Invasion of Iraq.
		One of the many organizations created to replace the duties of the former Iraqi army (disbanded by U.S. Administrator of Iraq Paul Bremer), the New Iraqi Army was originally intended to comprise 3 divisions numbering 40,000 soldiers in 3 years time.
		Virtually all of the equipment used by the former Iraqi Army was either destroyed by the U.S. during Operation Iraqi Freedom or was looted during the chaotic aftermath shortly after the fall of the Hussein regime.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/n/ne/new_iraqi_army.html (1586 words)

	Iraqi Military Reconstruction - New Iraqi Army (NIA)
		The New Iraqi Army's primary responsibilities would be for border protection, securing roads and installations, and clearing mines and unexploded bombs left over from the war.
		The US administration in Iraq envisions the new army to be purely for defense and wholly separate from the civil police force unlike during the Hussein regime.
		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.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/iraq/nia.htm (1504 words)

	Iraqi and US Soldiers Build New Iraqi Army - 2005-02-15 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Iraqi soldiers stand in front of each tank, with their U.S. trainers nearby, all in their desert camouflage combat uniforms.
		He says Iraqi units are beginning to take on missions that coalition troops used to do, and he expects more of that in the coming months.
		He says the Iraqi army is like a phoenix, the mythological bird that rises from ashes to a new life.
	voanews.com /Korean/archive/2005-02/a-2005-02-15-10-1.cfm (961 words)

	New Iraqi Army - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Because of the ongoing Iraqi insurgency, the Iraqi Army is designed to be an objective counter-insurgency force for a period of time until the insurgency is diminished to a level that the police can handle.
		June 26 – The 9th Iraqi Army Division is certified and assumes responsibility of the battle space of north Baghdad province.
		Virtually all of the equipment used by the former Iraqi Army was either destroyed by the U.S. and Britain during Operation Iraqi Freedom or was looted during the chaotic aftermath shortly after the fall of the Hussein regime.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/New_Iraqi_Army (3425 words)

	Gulfnews: New Iraqi army is born in desert
		Senior officers from Saddam's army are excluded from the new army, but two-thirds of the recruits are former soldiers.
		All the new recruits will come through Kirkush, a large half-built garrison for the old army set in arid, sandy plains that are good for training but tough to live in.
		Yesterday, the new recruits, due to graduate in October, were on their best behaviour for a mini-army of journalists flown in by helicopter to watch them train and take classes.
	archive.gulfnews.com /articles/03/09/16/97682.html (598 words)

	The Anniston Star - U.S. to create new Iraqi army
		The decision to pay former Iraqi career soldiers a monthly stipend of $50 to $150 followed last week’s violent protest near the gates of the Republican Palace, where the U.S. administration is headquartered.
		When the Iraqi army was dismantled May 23, its soldiers were told they would receive one-time termination payments.
		The interim Iraqi government, which should be formed next month, will decide if it wants to continue the payments or end them at a future date.
	www.jaxnews.com /news/2003/as-iraq-0624-0-3f23v0158.htm (395 words)

	New Iraqi army officers make the grade
		Iraqi 2nd lieutenants Haidar and Ali are brothers, and went through the course together.
		He cited his preference for the new army over the former regime’s, saying that army officers are now protecting their country, as opposed to waging conflict against their own people.
		While Brunetti said the training and building of the Iraqi Army is a work in progress, he also said the latest class of lieutenants is the best quality of new Iraqi officers he’s seen.
	www4.army.mil /ocpa/read.php?story_id_key=8938 (488 words)

	USATODAY.com - Pride, pickups help forge new model army (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		These troops from the Iraqi army's 305th "Tiger" Battalion were beginning a workweek recently that would see about two dozen comrades from other Iraqi units killed in four suicide bombings in Baghdad alone.
		The Iraqi troops now conduct patrols on their own, though small detachments of U.S. troops sometimes tag along to observe their tactics, and more powerful U.S. forces are nearby in case they're needed.
		Most Iraqi soldiers are stationed near their homes so they know the neighborhoods and have family and tribal ties that can open up avenues of intelligence.
	www.usatoday.com /news/world/iraq/2005-03-09-new-iraqi-army_x.htm (1510 words)

	Iraq: A New Army With New Mission Taking Shape
		Under new rules each case will be examined individually, allowing associates of the former regime to apply to join the new army.
		A new force, designed to combat terrorism, is also in the making and is expected to be operational before the end of the year with some 2000 men.
		The new Iraqi leaders appear concerned that a change of occupant at the White House next week may precipitate American withdrawal, leaving Iraq defenseless in one of the world’s most dangerous neighborhoods.
	www.arabnews.com /?page=9§ion=0&article=53648&d=30&m=10&y=2004 (1504 words)

	Recruits abandon new Iraqi army - washingtonpost.com Highlights - MSNBC.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The new Iraqi army needed drill sergeants, he said, but Vinnell personnel were more akin to college professors.
		Iraqi soldiers from the 1st Battalion impose discipline on and serve as mentors to recruits in the 2nd and 3rd battalions, and occupation soldiers make an effort to engage in back-and-forth discussions.
		American planners imagined the new army as a showcase for the country's diversity, and the 1st Battalion was set up to be 60 percent Arab Shiite Muslim, 20 percent Arab Sunni, 10 percent Kurdish Sunni and 10 percent other.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/3700689 (1817 words)

	Multi-National Security Transition Command-Iraq - SourceWatch
		The "new Iraqi army" was reported as having commenced on July 15, 2003.
		Iraqi Intervention Forces: "the highly-trained counter-insurgency element of the Iraqi Army." [6]
		It notes that the new Iraqi Border Police needed 8,835 officers, but this force had not one fully trained officer on duty.
	www.sourcewatch.org /index.php?title=New_Iraqi_army (2430 words)

	USATODAY.com - U.S. announces formation of new Iraqi army (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		RAMADI, Iraq (AP) — U.S.-led civil administrators announced the creation of a new Iraqi army Monday, hoping to contain anger among soldiers jobless since Saddam Hussein's military was disbanded and to curb a rash of anti-U.S. attacks.
		But sabotage and looting of the 600-mile pipeline from the northern Iraqi town of Kirkuk to Ceyhan delayed the flow of freshly pumped oil — the key to reconstructing an economy devastated by sanctions and war.
		The moved is aimed at stemming anger among former Iraqi army soldiers who lost their livelihood when the U.S.-led administration disbanded the army May 23.
	www.usatoday.com /news/world/iraq/2003-06-23-iraq_x.htm (968 words)

	New Iraqi Army First Brigade Nearly Complete
		He said the attrition rate for Iraqi soldiers, which ranges from 20-25 percent, is not unusual in any army, and is similar to that of new recruits in the U.S. military.
		Because of the cost of equipping the new Iraqi army, Eaton said the decision was made to organize the first four battalions as light-motorized infantry units, which he added is "most training-intensive and least equipment-intensive of any military units." Such units essentially consist of large and small transport vehicles and direct-fire weapons, he said.
		Aside from the country's army, Eaton said the coalition is establishing a small coastal defense force, and a small aviation element to help the Iraqi military monitor and protect the country's coastal borders and important facilities.
	nyjtimes.com /Stories/2004/0121FirstIraqiBrigade.htm (965 words)

	1st Infantry Division News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The Iraqi staff of the new center hosted an open house for their American benefactors and local community leaders Dec. 14.
		The new center should lead the way for greater participation in the new armed services for many local young men with a desire to help the fledgling democracy.
		Leth and battalion leadership met with staff of the new recruiting station and members of the surrounding communities to tour the temporary recruiting station.
	www.1id.army.mil /1ID/News/December/Article_69/Article_69.htm (1075 words)

	Third Army/ARCENT/CFLCC - News Story
		MOSUL, Iraq (March 25, 2005) - As many as two hundred Iraqi workers are now helping to build a forward operating base for the new Iraqi Army in the province of Salah ad Din.
		Currently, workers are renovating the three existing buildings and constructing eight of the 12 new barracks, as well as the new headquarters building.
		The command is responsible for getting the Iraqi army, security forces, and border police ready to provide security for Iraq.
	www.arcent.army.mil /news/archive/2005_news/march/build_base.asp (566 words)

	Crosswalk.com - Boost for New Iraqi Army as Australian Hostage Freed
		Iraqi forces rescued engineer Douglas Wood and an Iraqi hostage, Saed Rasul, "while conducting a planned cordon-and-search operation for a weapons cache" in a north-western Baghdad neighborhood, the U.S. military said in a statement.
		In contrast to some other Iraqi hostage situations, the family members avoided publicly criticizing their government for its involvement in Iraq, or for its refusal to give in to the kidnappers' demands.
		There they are involved in training the Iraqi Army in Al Muthanna, a task "essential to the Iraqis in being able to take over the internal and external defense of their country," the defense ministry said.
	www.crosswalk.com /news/1335738.html (855 words)

	BakuTODAY.net - Iraqi and US Soldiers Build New Iraqi Army
		Iraqi soldiers stand in front of each tank, with their U.S. trainers nearby, all in their desert camouflage combat uniforms.
		He says Iraqi units are beginning to take on missions that coalition troops used to do, and he expects more of that in the coming months.
		He says the Iraqi army is like a phoenix, the mythological bird that rises from ashes to a new life.
	www.bakutoday.net /view.php?d=12419 (1048 words)

	New Iraqi army will be force for national unity, says US defense official
		In response to criticism over disbanding the regime's old army in the first place, Slocombe said that the question was moot, since the army disbanded itself after the end of major combat operations and simply melted away.
		The Iraqi military under Saddam Hussein was a part of the system, and when the major fighting ended, say, in early April, major maneuver operations ended, the old army simply disintegrated.
		And in the region, the army, as a part of an Iraq national security establishment, has to be a force for stability and not a threat to its neighbors.
	www.arabicnews.com /ansub/Daily/Day/030922/2003092233.html (7124 words)

	Al Jazeera English - Archive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Returning the Iraqi Army to its 400,000-strong capacity with offensive capabilities is a nightmare scenario the Bush administration does not want to see.
		The army is expected to field some 35,000 soldiers early next year, equipped with light infantry weapons and non-armoured vehicles, Smith said at a news briefing on Thursday.
		The Iraqi Army was established in June of 1921 when Iraq was still a British protectorate.
	english.aljazeera.net /NR/exeres/7411AE9A-F168-4D26-B655-7479D7808C84.htm (679 words)

	US restricts new Iraqi Army's capabilities (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The army is expected to field some 35,000 soldiers early next year, equipped with light infantry weapons and non-armoured vehicles, Smith said at a news briefing on Thursday.
		The current Iraqi army is in greater need of air and mobility assets than heavy armor that, let's face it, served mostly as expensive coffins.
		In his latest request for more funding for the Iraqi army, he literally mentioned money for uniforms and police stations (and that was all the was mentioned in the report I read).
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1535401/posts (4703 words)

	Satellite Internet for New Iraqi Army
		MNSTC-I, commonly called "min-sticky", is responsible for organizing, training, equipping and mentoring Iraqi security forces throughout the country.
		This is the Tactical Unit responsible for command and control of Operations in Iraq.
		Currently MNC-I is headquartered by the U.S. 5th Army Corps forward deployed to Camp Victory, Baghdad.
	www.satellite-provider.pl /new-iraqi-army.html (314 words)

	Operation Iraqi Freedom
		The old Iraqi army was disbanded in May 2003 when the coalition took over Iraq.
		CMATT’s mission is to construct a new Iraqi army from scratch, an army that includes a land component, maritime component and a small air force.
		The Iraqi female recruits are currently being trained in Jordan by the Jordanian army, which has females in its army and knows how to train them, Buchanan said.
	www.tradoc.army.mil /pao/training_closeup/050104.htm (1368 words)

	Lycos News
		WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Iraqi government is strained by rampant violence, deep sectarian differences among its political parties and stymied leadership, the nation's top spy analysts concluded in a sobering assessment released Thursday.
		The new National Intelligence Estimate was an update of another high-level assessment prepared six months ago by the top analysts scattered across all 16 U.S. spy agencies.
		Yet the report also backed many of the administration's arguments: the troop buildup announced in January has created new room for success, and the military can't leave quickly or shift its focus from efforts to stop insurgents and stabilize the Iraqi government.
	news.lycos.com /dynamic/stories/U/US_IRAQ?SITE=LYCOS&SECTION=home&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT (1160 words)

	Gulf Region Division
		Today, the base bustles with activity as thousands of new Iraqi Army recruits flock here from across the country to learn the basics of soldiering and survival.
		Security challenges are nothing new to the country, which has been ravaged by war, dictatorship and terrorism for decades.
		Thomas Bostick, the commander of the Army Corps of Engineers Gulf Region Division, an agency charged with overseeing construction across the country.
	www.grd.usace.army.mil /news/releases/reconsep25.html (1072 words)

	DefenseLink News Article: New Iraqi Army First Brigade Nearly Complete
		He said the attrition rate for Iraqi soldiers, which ranges from 20-25 percent, is not unusual in any army, and is similar to that of new recruits in the U.S. military.
		Because of the cost of equipping the new Iraqi army, Eaton said the decision was made to organize the first four battalions as light-motorized infantry units, which he added is "most training-intensive and least equipment-intensive of any military units." Such units essentially consist of large and small transport vehicles and direct-fire weapons, he said.
		Aside from the country's army, Eaton said the coalition is establishing a small coastal defense force, and a small aviation element to help the Iraqi military monitor and protect the country's coastal borders and important facilities.
	www.defenselink.mil /news/newsarticle.aspx?id=27461 (962 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Getting an application for the new army is only the first step in what looks to be a lengthy process.
		Hayder Ali, a former sergeant in Saddam’s army and father of a 1-year-old, was among the first in line Monday morning, waiting for a chance to schedule his interview.
		The regular army is most likely to have the least amount of political loyalists in the lower ranks, so might as well start there for recruits for the new army.
	www.strategypage.com /messageboards/messages/35-20162.asp (966 words)

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