Iraqi Army

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The Iraqi Army is the ground warfare branch of Iraq's armed forces, responsible for national defense, internal security, and participation in regional military operations.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf army
military organization
allegiance Government of Iraq
commandStructure Joint Operations Command (Iraq)
component armored units
artillery units
engineering units
infantry
logistics units
special forces
conflict Iraq campaign (1941)
surface form: "Anglo-Iraqi War"

Gulf War
Iran–Iraq War
Iraq War
Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017)
Operation Inherent Resolve
surface form: "War against the Islamic State"
cooperation NATO Training Mission – Iraq
surface form: "NATO training missions"

United States Armed Forces
coalition forces against ISIS
country Iraq
doctrine combined arms operations
engagement counterterrorism operations against insurgent groups in Iraq
foundingDate 1921
garrisonCountry Iraq
headquarters Baghdad
historicalEvent disbanded in 2003 by Coalition Provisional Authority Order Number 2
reconstituted after 2003 under new Iraqi government
language Arabic
militaryBranch ground forces
partOf Iraqi Security Forces
surface form: "Iraqi Armed Forces"
primaryMission defense of Iraqi sovereignty
protection of critical infrastructure in Iraq
role border security
counterinsurgency
internal security
national defense
participation in regional military operations
territorial defense
serviceBranchOf Iraqi Ministries of Defense and Interior
surface form: "Ministry of Defense (Iraq)"
subordinateTo President of Iraq
surface form: "Commander-in-Chief of the Iraqi Armed Forces"
trainingSupportFrom NATO
United States NERFINISHED
various coalition partners
type professional military
usesEquipmentFrom Eastern Europe
surface form: "Eastern European countries"

Russia
United States of America
surface form: "United States"

Referenced by (18)

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

this entity surface form: "Iraqi security forces"
Fallujah combatant Iraqi Army
this entity surface form: "Iraqi government forces"
this entity surface form: "Iraqi Army units"
Operation al-Fajr militaryBranch Iraqi Army
this entity surface form: "New Iraqi Army"
this entity surface form: "Iraqi Army 19th Brigade"
Simele massacre perpetrator Iraqi Army
this entity surface form: "Iraqi government forces"
this entity surface form: "Iraqi Security Forces"
M1 Abrams tanks usedBy Iraqi Army
subject surface form: "M1 Abrams"
R-17 usedBy Iraqi Army
this entity surface form: "Iraqi Armed Forces"

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