Special Police Commandos

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Special Police Commandos were elite Iraqi Interior Ministry paramilitary units formed after the 2003 invasion, known for conducting high-risk counterinsurgency and urban combat operations.

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Special Police Commandos canonical 2
Special Police 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Iraqi paramilitary unit
special police force
activeIn Iraq War
allegiance Government of Iraq
surface form: Iraqi government
alsoKnownAs Iraqi Special Operations Forces
surface form: Iraqi Commandos

Special Police Commandos
surface form: Special Police
branch Ministry of Interior of Iraq
surface form: Ministry of Interior forces (Iraq)
commandStructure Ministry of Interior of Iraq
surface form: Iraqi Ministry of Interior
composition volunteers from various Iraqi security forces
conflict Iraqi insurgency
surface form: Iraqi insurgency (2003–2011)
country Iraq
engagedAgainst Baathist insurgents
criminal gangs
insurgent groups in Iraq
jihadist insurgents
engagementStyle direct action operations
night raids
equipmentType armored vehicles
light infantry weapons
forceType internal security force
formedAfter Operation Iraqi Freedom
surface form: 2003 invasion of Iraq
function cordon-and-search operations
high-value target raids
support to regular police
governedBy Iraqi Interior Ministry regulations
jurisdiction national-level operations in Iraq
mission restore and maintain internal security in Iraq
support counterinsurgency campaigns
notableFor aggressive counterinsurgency tactics
participation in joint operations with U.S. forces
use in urban raids
notablePeriod mid-2000s
operatedBy Ministry of Interior of Iraq
surface form: Iraqi Ministry of Interior
operationalEnvironment high-threat environments
urban areas
partOf Ministry of Interior of Iraq
surface form: Iraqi Interior Ministry forces
primaryAreaOfOperations Baghdad
Sunni Triangle
role counterinsurgency operations
high-risk raids
urban combat operations
status defunct
successor Iraqi Police
surface form: Iraqi National Police
trainingFocus close-quarters battle
counterterrorism
urban warfare
type elite police commando unit

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Iraqi Interim Government forces includes Special Police Commandos
Special Police Commandos alsoKnownAs Special Police Commandos
this entity surface form: Special Police