Counter Terrorism Service (Iraq)

E685413
counter-terrorism agency military unit special operations force

The Counter Terrorism Service (Iraq) is an elite Iraqi special operations force renowned for leading high-risk urban combat and counterinsurgency missions, including major operations against ISIS.

Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service 3
Iraqi Counter Terrorism Command 1
Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service forces 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf counter-terrorism agency ⓘ
military unit ⓘ
special operations force ⓘ
abbreviation CTS NERFINISHED ⓘ
alsoKnownAs CTS NERFINISHED ⓘ
Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service NERFINISHED ⓘ
Iraqi Special Operations Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ
commandStructure reports directly to the Iraqi Prime Minister ⓘ
cooperatesWith Iraqi Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
Iraqi Federal Police NERFINISHED ⓘ
international coalition forces ⓘ
country Iraq ⓘ
engagedIn Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017) NERFINISHED ⓘ
War against the Islamic State NERFINISHED ⓘ
establishedFor countering terrorism and insurgency in Iraq ⓘ
hasComponent Iraqi Special Operations Forces (ISOF) NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasUnit 1st Special Operations Brigade NERFINISHED ⓘ
2nd Special Operations Brigade NERFINISHED ⓘ
3rd Special Operations Brigade NERFINISHED ⓘ
Golden Division NERFINISHED ⓘ
legalStatus independent from the Iraqi Ministry of Defense ⓘ
independent from the Iraqi Ministry of Interior ⓘ
notableFor leading high-risk urban combat missions ⓘ
operations against ISIS ⓘ
notableOperation Battle of Fallujah (2016) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Battle of Mosul (2016–2017) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Battle of Ramadi (2015–2016) NERFINISHED ⓘ
operatesIn Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ
oversight Office of the Prime Minister of Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Iraqi security forces NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryAdversary Al-Qaeda in Iraq (historically) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryTactics precision strikes in urban environments ⓘ
small-unit special operations ⓘ
reputation elite Iraqi fighting force ⓘ
highly trained urban combat unit ⓘ
role counter-terrorism ⓘ
counterinsurgency ⓘ
special operations ⓘ
urban warfare ⓘ
specialization close-quarters battle ⓘ
direct action raids ⓘ
hostage rescue ⓘ
intelligence-driven operations ⓘ
trainingSupportFrom Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
other coalition countries ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Iraqi Special Operations Forces → alsoKnownAs → Counter Terrorism Service (Iraq) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service forces
Battle of Mosul (2016–2017) → belligerent → Counter Terrorism Service (Iraq) ⓘ
Iraqi Special Operations Forces → commandStructure → Counter Terrorism Service (Iraq) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service
Joint Operations Command (Iraq) → oversees → Counter Terrorism Service (Iraq) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service
Iraqi Special Operations Forces → partOf → Counter Terrorism Service (Iraq) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service
Iraqi Special Operations Forces → subunit → Counter Terrorism Service (Iraq) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Iraqi Counter Terrorism Command