The Iraqi Armed Forces

[Saddam Hussein]

The problem in Iraq is the constant talk about the past, yes the past (recent pas as in 70s) was a period of advancement and the country is rich in history especially on the level of knowledge.

But currently, they don't like to talk about now and no one seems to fix it. People aren't well behaved, education is far from a priority and everyone with power is corrupt to the core. The system the US presented to Iraq just doesn't work well.

 

[The SC]

The problem in Iraq is the constant talk about the past, yes the past (recent pas as in 70s) was a period of advancement and the country is rich in history especially on the level of knowledge.

But currently, they don't like to talk about now and no one seems to fix it. People aren't well behaved, education is far from a priority and everyone with power is corrupt to the core. The system the US presented to Iraq just doesn't work well.

Well, that was the aim of the US anyhow.. but Iraq will get back strong again.. it is just a matter of time.. hey buddy we are talking about Sumer, Babylon and the fertile crescent civilisation cradle.. it is the past yes.. and it is the guarantor of the future also..

 

[Saddam Hussein]

Well, that was the aim of the US anyhow.. but Iraq will get back strong again.. it is just a matter of time.. hey buddy we are talking about Sumer, Babylon and the fertile crescent civilisation cradle.. it is the past yes.. and it is the guarantor of the future also..

I don't doubt that it'll get fixed but that'll take a long time. The population is growing strongly thus the country can wield some good power in the region if governance gets good.

 

[CG96]

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ISOF is just the military unit that falls under the CTS bureau, the CTS bureau answers to the prime minister.
CTS = Counter Terrorism Service.

They are not different organizations, just different names in the command hierarchy.
ISOF was trained to be modeled after US green berets/delta but have been misused for other type of operations due to their effectiveness.

The equivalent of the 75th ranger reg is being created in Camp Tajii, they go as Iraqi army rangers. Being trained for larger-scale combined arms assaults. The purpose is also for them to replace the missions currently taken by ISOF so that ISOF can focus on their SF missions, not clearing cities and taking airfields/oil refineries.

ISOF is not part of the army, neither part of the ministry of defense.

Currently there's a lot of armed organizations.

Ministry of Defense
- army
- rangers SF, falls under the army
- air force
- navy
Ministry of Interior
- police
- federal police
- ERU/ERD SF
- PMU (with its own SF units but they're very decentralized so it's hard to list this in hierarchies).
ISOF, separate organization

I was in another forum and someone said," incorrect. ISOF does not equal CTS.
ISOF forces are the teeth components under CTS.

CTS is the command staff/ministorial level and includes seperate sections from ISOF [intel, Support, procurment, etc] - analoges to USSOCOM/DoD, while ISOF is the equivalent to USSOF .

Watch out on the ERUs. Every province has 1-6 of them. The Provincial ERUs are police bns [think precinct] with a company of SWAT equivalents under local command [~36].

The National ERD/ERUs are HRT equivalents directly under MoI.

Note that this was true 8 years ago as it is now - the diff is that CTS was finally parlimentary approved after Malaki was gone..."

 

[Saddam Hussein]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1109835462313758721

 

[Swordbreaker12]

New Iraqi Air Force

 

[Philip the Arab]

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Could you try to stop getting banned m8?

 

[Swordbreaker12]

F-16IQ

 

[Swordbreaker12]

L-159

 

[Mithridates]

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do you have any information on which missiles IAF uses??

 

[Saddam Hussein]

do you have any information on which missiles IAF uses??

AIM-7 sparrow
AIM-9L/M

 

[Swordbreaker12]

KAI T-50

 

[Wilhelm II]

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Welcome happy to see you again

 

[Swordbreaker12]

In 2014 Iraq signed a deal for 24 Ah-64 Apaches. By signing the deal, the Iraqi Armed Forces would have a fleet of extremely high-skilled attack helicopters. Apart from the Apaches, last year Baghdad also signed an agreement with Russia for the purchase of 12 Mil Mi-28 Havoc helicopters, the AH-64 E’s main rival, which are primarily used by the Russian Armed Forces.

 

[Mithridates]

this is good to see iraq is rebuilding its air force.