The new schedule for provincial control has been announced; the Iraqi military is forming quick reaction forces; the Iraqi Army is incoporating new equipment; and Kurdish Peshmerga forces will be integrated into the Army.
The Iraqi Army will not stand up additional divisions this year as it is focusing efforts on building independent formations, and establishing support formations and corps headquarters.
The April 2008 updates to the Iraqi Security Forces Order of Battle are now available at the ISF OOB homepage.
The March 2008 updates to the Iraqi Security Forces Order of Battle are now available at the ISF OOB homepage.
A status update on the state of the Iraqi Security Forces. Anbar is scheduled to go to Iraqi provincial control next; Operational commands are being stood up; Army AWOL rates drop.
Recent press reporting of the status of Iraqi Security Forces development has done more to illustrate reporters’ and editors’ lack of understanding on the subject than it has to inform.
A status update on the state of the Iraqi Security Forces. The Iraqi Army expands its logistical units and adds more armored vehicles, while the police have added nine battalions.
The rapid growth of the Iraqi Security Forces continues as the Army looks to expand to 16 divisions. Of the 175 Army battalions, 98 are listed as in the lead for combat operations.
There are four factors in determining when to transition a province to Iraqi control: the threat, Iraqi Security Forces capability, governance, and politics. The reporting on the turnover of Basrah province addresses three of the four factors in determining PIC; yet the established press leaves out one of the most important changes of the last year.
The GAO’s latest report criticizes the DOD’s assessment of the independence of Iraqi Security Forces. But that criticism is misplaced.
A status update on the state of the Iraqi Security Forces. Iraq is significantly expanding its Army units as police retraining continues.
The real, unreported surge in Iraq is the massive increase in Iraqi Army units. As the US plans to draw down in Iraq, there will be two Iraqi Army units to fill in for every US unit departing Iraq.
A status update on the state of the Iraqi Security Forces. Iraq is significantly expanding its Special Operations Forces, ground commands and Air Force.
An update on the development of the Iraqi Security Forces.
The September 2007 updates to the Iraqi Security Forces Order of Battle are now available at the ISF OOB Page. Significant changes include a shift in focus to re-enforce Basrah, the establishment of three more “Operational Commands,” the expansion and development of the Iraqi Air Force, and the potential reduction of the Iraqi National Police […]
What the new Iraqi Security Forces might look like at nine years old.
Iraqi & Coalition forces Order of Battle as of Jul 31, 2007. The August 2007 updates to the Iraqi Security Forces Order of Battle are now available at the ISF OOB Page. Significant changes include plans to deploy a Kurdish Regional Guards (Peshmerga) Division outside of KRG, a minor reorganization of the pages and the […]
On July 10, The Fourth Rail conducted a telephone interview with Robert Bodisch, the Director of Training, and Adam Muery, the National Police Training Coordinator. Both are part of Multinational Security Transition Command Iraq’s Civilian Police Assistance Training Team. The primary topics were recruiting, attrition, manning, equipping, and training of the Iraqi National Police, to […]
Iraqi & Coalition forces Order of Battle as of Jun 30, 2007. The July 2007 updates to the Iraqi Security Forces Order of Battle are now available at the ISF OOB Page. Significant changes include the release of the Quarterly Report to Congress, updates to the newly forming 11th, 12th and 13th Iraqi Army [IA] […]
From Ministry of the Interior Ad Hoc Paramilitaries to Professional Carabinerie The development of the Iraqi Police, at the local, provincial, and national levels, is crucial to the counterinsurgency campaign and allowing security to transition to the Iraqi Security Forces. The Iraqi police, particularly the National Police units, have had numerous problems, including infiltration by […]
Iraqi & Coalition forces Order of Battle as of June 1, 2007. The Jun 2007 updates to the Iraqi Security Forces Order of Battle are now available at the ISF OOB Page. The significant changes to the Order of Battle are summarized below. On May 30, 2007, the Kurdish Regional Government went to Provincial Iraqi […]
By DJ Elliott, IS1(SW), USN(Ret) What is wrong with this photo’s caption? U.S. Army Soldiers move to the UH-60 Black Hawk after searching the area for items of interest during an aerial response force mission, Iraq, March 31. Soldiers are assigned to the 1st Platoon, Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. […]