The New Iraq Army
| This article details the slow but definate progress of the Iraq forces: The Iraqi army now consists of about 140,000 troops. They are organized into 113 combat battalions (91 infantry battalions, 5 mechanized infantry battalions, 4 armored battalions, 1 special-duty security battalion and twelve special intervention force battalions.) The infantry and armor battalions are organized into nine divisions. There are also four special intervention force brigades (each with three battalions.) ...The new army has proved competent in combat, and Iraqi troops who served in the old army have noticed the difference. The Iraqi troops admire the American, and other Western troops. Seeing these foreign troops operate has made an impression. The foreign trainers have demonstrated that the superiority of Western troops is not some kind of magic, but the result of good training and leadership. Some Iraqi units have made amazing progress in terms of effectiveness. But the main problem remains a shortage of trained officers and NCOs. This is a problem that will take several more years to fix. Specifically, here are the new divisions:1st Division (counter-insurgency) Habbaniyah 2nd Infantry Division Al Kindi 3rd Infantry Division Al Kasik 4th Infantry Division Tikrit 5th Infantry Division KMTB (Kirkuk military training base) 6th Infantry Division Baghdad 7th Infantry Division Al Asad 8th Infantry Division Diwaniyah 9th Mechanized Infantry Division Taji 10th Infantry Division Basrah 1st Special Intervention Forces Brigade Baghdad International Airport |
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