Iraqi army
| Iraqi Army | |
|---|---|
Ground Forces Insignia
|
|
| Active | 1921–present |
| Country |
 Iraq
|
| Type | Army |
| Role | Ground-based military warfare |
| Size | Active: ~200.000, ~700.000 in reserves |
| Part of | Iraqi Ministry of Defense |
| Garrison/HQ | Baghdad, Iraq |
| Nickname(s) | "Iraqi Ground Forces" |
| Anniversaries | January 6 |
| Engagements |
First incarnation: |
| Insignia | |
| Ground Forces flag |  |
First incarnation:
Anglo-Iraqi War
1948 Arab–Israeli War
First Kurdish-Iraqi War
Six-Day War
Yom Kippur War
Second Kurdish-Iraqi War
Iran–Iraq War
Iraq War (1990-91)
Second incarnation:
Iraq War (2003-present)
War in Iraq (2014-present) (Part of the Iraq War)
The Iraqi Army, officially the Iraqi Ground Forces, is the ground force component of the Iraqi military, having been active in various incarnations throughout the 20th and 21st centuries.
The Iraqi Army in its modern form was first created by the United Kingdom during the inter-war period of de facto British control of Mandatory Iraq. Following the invasion of Iraq by U.S. forces in 2003, the Iraqi Army was rebuilt along American lines with enormous amounts of U.S. military assistance at every level. Because of the Iraqi insurgency that began shortly after the invasion, the Iraqi Army was later designed to initially be a counter-insurgency force. With the withdrawal of U.S. troops in 2011, Iraqi forces have assumed full responsibility for their own security. A New York Times article suggested that, between 2004 and 2014, the U.S. had provided the Iraqi Army with $25 billion in training and equipment in addition to an even larger sum from the Iraqi treasury.
The threat of war with newly forming Republic of Turkey, which claimed the Ottoman vilayet of Mosul as part of their country, led the British to form the Iraqi Army on 6 January 1921. The Mussa Al-Kadhum Brigade consisted of ex-Iraqi-Ottoman officers, whose barracks were located in Kadhimyah. The United Kingdom provided support and training to the Iraqi Army and the Iraqi Air Force through a small military mission based in Baghdad. Iraqi Army Day celebrates the soldiers that fight for Iraq.
...
Wikipedia