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15th Infantry Division (Iraq)
The 15th Infantry Division was established in November 2015, The troops were initially trained by Iraqi trainers for 6 months and then the troops entered in training sessions for a further 6 months under the coalition forces at Camp Taji. The division is considered one of the strongest divisions in the ground forces in terms of training, equipping and arming The division was first established under the rule of Saddam Hussein. In 1997, the 2nd Corps had its headquarters at Diyala and controlled the 3rd Armoured Division as well as the 15th Infantry Division (HQ Amerli) and 34th Infantry Division.Jane's Intelligence Review, September 1997, via Dr Colin RobinsonArmed Forces of Saddam's Iraq, file closed 30 July 2004, p.2; R.J. Lee/ref> Structure The division currently consists of four Brigades: * 71st Infantry Brigade * 72nd Infantry Brigade * 73rd Infantry Brigade * 91st Infantry Brigade The brigade consists of three regiments with one commando regiment, each of which consis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iraqi Ground Forces Command
The Ground Forces Command at Victory Base Complex near Baghdad Airport was the most important fighting formation in the Iraqi Army. The headquarters of the Iraqi Ground Forces Command and the Iraqi Joint Forces Command are the same entity. Since 2006, and probably up to U.S. withdrawal in 2011, the Ground Forces Command has supervised the bulk of the military units of the army. History From 2003 until 2006, the units of the reforming Iraqi Army were under U.S. Army operational control. Their formation had been managed by the Coalition Military Assistance Training Team, which then became part of Multi-National Security Transition Command – Iraq. After they became operational, they had been transferred to the operational control of Multi-National Corps Iraq or one of its subordinate formations. On May 3, 2006 a significant command-and-control development took place. The Iraqi Army command and control center opened in a ceremony at the IFGC headquarters at Camp Victory. The IG ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
