This expansion includes an increase in the size of extant Iraqi Army units that will bring them to 120 percent of authorized strength, an initiative to expand the overall size of the Iraqi Army from 10 to 13 divisions, and an initiative to increase the number of Iraqi police. Moreover, in 2006 the Iraqi Prime Minister, with Coalition support, decided to expand the size of Iraq's security forces by possibly as much as 62,500 by the end of 2007. According to the September 2007 Department of Defense (DOD) report to Congress, as of September 3, 2007, the Coalition has trained approximately 165,400 Iraqi Ministry of Defense (MOD) personnel and 194,200 Iraqi Ministry of Interior (MOI) personnel, although there is currently no reliable data concerning how many of these personnel are still serving with the MOI. The Iraqi Ministry of Interior forces consist of the Iraqi Police Service, the National Police, the Directorate of Border Enforcement, and other, smaller forces. On they were pulled back into Kuwait, and arrived home on July 4, 2003. 2, 2003, and accompanied Active Army units on the initial attack into Iraq in the spring of 2003. The Army leadership chartered this effort in a message to. The 226th Engineer Company of Augusta & Winfield, KS was mobilized on Jan. LEE LERNER After failed efforts to persuade the United Nations Security Council to endorse the use of force to disarm Iraq and oust the regime of Saddam Hussein, the United States, United Kingdom, and a coalition of countries resolved to achieve those aims through military action. The Iraqi Ministry of Defense forces consist of the Joint Headquarters the Iraqi Ground Forces Command, which commands the Army and the Iraqi Special Operations Forces the Air Force and the Navy (including Marines). Abstract, On Point is a study of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) as soon after the fact as feasible. Iraqi Freedom, Operation (2003 War Against Iraq) K. Overall, the number of Iraqi military and police personnel the Coalition has trained and equipped increased from over 171,000 in July 2005 to about 359,600 in September 2007. As of June 2007, the Iraqi Ground Forces Command has assumed operational control of 8 of the 10 extant Iraqi Army divisions, and the Ministry of Interior has assumed operational control of the National Police. Previously, once Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) units were trained and equipped, operational responsibility for their employment was turned over to Multi-National Corps-Iraq.
Follow the timeline of events from 2003 up to 2011 with this quick facts sheet.įor more information stop by and visit or contact the Government Information, Maps, and Microform Services on the 2nd floor of the Wells Library.Multi-National Security Transition Command-Iraq (MNSTC-I), which operates under Multi-National Forces-Iraq, leads the Coalition effort to train, equip, and organize the ISF. Operation Iraqi Freedom: DOD Should Apply Lessons Learned Concerning the Need for Security over Conventional Munitions Storage Sites to Future Operations. While the reception of this military action in Iraq and around the world was mixed at the time, it can now be seen fifteen years later that the ramifications have been beyond what initially could have been imagined, particularly in regards to the Syrian civil war. Iraq Operation Iraqi Freedom The 226th Engineer Company of Augusta & Winfield, KS was mobilized on Jan. Coalition forces were able to topple the rule of Saddam Hussein in a matter of three weeks. President Bush began this campaign to free the people of Iraq and "defend the world from grave danger". The central driving force for the invasion of Iraq hung on the idea that Saddam Hussein was holding and building weapons of mass distruction in Iraq. Bush announced to the people of the United States that a military mission of coalition forces was on the ground in Iraq.
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