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Iraqi Popular Army
Al Jaysh ash Shaabi
Active 1970-1991
Country Iraq
Branch paramilitary
Size Peaked at over 650,000 in 1987 [1]
Disbanded 1991[1]
Commanders
Last commander Taha Yassin Ramadan

The Iraqi Popular Army or People's Army / People's Militia / Al Jaysh ash Shaabi (Arabic : الجيش الشعبي) was a paramilitary composed of civilian volunteers to protect the Ba'ath regime against
A)internal opposition and
B)to serve as a counter-balance against any coup attempt by the regular Iraqi Army. [1]

Led since 1974 by one of Saddam Hussein's closest advisors, Taha Yassin Ramadan[2]. It was only dissolved when Taha Yassin Ramadan became Vice President of Iraq in 1991

The People's Army was sent into Iraqi Kurdistan before 1980 and even out of the country to such hot spots as Lebanon to fight with Palestinian guerrillas during the 1975-76 Civil War.[1]

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Al-Faw

Main article: First Battle of Al Faw

The First Battle of Al-Faw, fought on February 11, 1986, was a battle of the Iran–Iraq War. The Iranians launched a surprise attack against the Iraqi troops defending the al-Faw Peninsula. The Iraqi units in charge of the defenses were mostly made up of poorly-trained Iraqi Popular Army conscripts that collapsed when they were suddenly attacked by the Iranian Pasdaran (Revolutionary Guard) forces.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "People's Army / Popular Army / People's Militia" (HTML). globalsecurity.org. 2007. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iraq/militia.htm. Retrieved 2008-04-24.  
  2. ^ "Obituary: Taha Yassin Ramadan". BBC News. March 20, 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/2333287.stm. Retrieved 2007-03-20.  
Armed Iraqi Groups in the Iraq War and the Civil war in Iraq
Insurgents Now-defunct Baathist rebels and insurgents Iraqi Security Forces Militias and others

Nationalist Salafies

  • Islamic Army in Iraq (Al-Jaish Al-Islami fil-Iraq)
  • Sufi Naqshbandi Iraqis (Naqshabandiya Army)
  • Iraqi Islamic Resistance Front (JAAMI Iraqi nationalists)
  • Jaish al-Mujahideen
  • Mujahideen Battalions of the Salafi Group of Iraq
  • Islamic Salafist Boy Scout Battalions (Kataab Ashbal Al Islam Al Salafi)
  • Mohammad's Army (aka Jeish Muhammad)
    A guerrilla group opposed to the coalition forces, composed primarily of Sunnis believed to have Baathist ties.

Pan-Arab Nationalists

Jihadist Salafies

Baathists
  • Iraqi Army
    The Iraqi Army is a component of the Iraqi Security Forces tasked with assuming responsibility for all Iraqi land-based military operations following the 2003 Invasion of Iraq.
  • Iraqi Air Force
  • Iraqi Police
    The Iraqi Police are the organic civil police force of the Republic of Iraq. There are three main branches.
    • Iraqi Police Service (IPS): Responsible for the day to day patrolling of cities around most crimes.
    • National Police (NP): Paramilitary force for counterinsurgency, public disorder and counter terrorist tasks.
    • Supporting Forces: Remaining police organizations, primarily the Department of Border Enforcement (DBE).
  • Facilities Protection Service
    A paramilitary force responsible for protecting government buildings and facilities.

Shia militia

Kurdish militias

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