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Iraqi security forces (ISF) is a term used by the United States Department of Defense (DoD) to describe law enforcement and military forces of the federal government of the Republic of Iraq.
The ISF consists of the following agencies and departments:
Security Forces is an umbrella term frequently used to describe statutory organisations with military, paramilitary, or internal security mandates. In the legal context of several nations, the term has variously denoted police and military units working in concert, or the predominant role of non-conventional agencies (such as gendarmerie) in the external and internal provision of public security.
Examples of formally designated security forces include:
Islamic state is a type of government based on Islamic religious law (sharia).
Islamic state may also refer to:
Iraqi or Iraqis in plural may refer to:
Coordinates: 33°N 44°E / 33°N 44°E / 33; 44
Iraq (/ɪˈræk/, i/ɪˈrɑːk/, or /aɪˈræk/; Arabic: العراق al-‘Irāq, Kurdish: Êraq), officially the Republic of Iraq (Arabic: جمهورية العراق Jumhūrīyat al-‘Irāq; Kurdish: كۆماری عێراق Komar-i ‘Êraq), is a country in Western Asia. The country borders Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, Kuwait to the southeast, Saudi Arabia to the south, Jordan to the southwest, and Syria to the west. The southern part of Iraq is within the Arabian Peninsula. The capital, Baghdad, is in the centre of the country and its largest city. The largest ethnic groups in Iraq are Arabs and Kurds. Other ethnic groups include Assyrians, Turkmen, Shabakis, Yazidis, Armenians, Mandeans, Circassians, and Kawliya. Around 95% of the country's 36 million citizens are Shia or Sunni Muslims, with Christianity, Yarsan, Yezidism, and Mandeanism also present.
Iraq has a narrow section of coastline measuring 58 km (36 mi) on the northern Persian Gulf and its territory encompasses the Mesopotamian Alluvial Plain, the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, and the eastern part of the Syrian Desert. Two major rivers, the Tigris and Euphrates, run south through the centre of Iraq and flow into the Shatt al-Arab near the Persian Gulf. These rivers provide Iraq with significant amounts of fertile land.
In 2014, Islamic State militants swept into Western Iraq's Anbar Province, overrunning Iraqi security forces, enslaving minorities, and causing thousands to flee for their lives. The jihadist group captured Iraq’s largest city, Mosul, and the cities of Ramadi and Fallujah, where hundreds of US troops died fighting the Islamic State’s predecessor. Now, two years later, the Iraqi security forces, with help from Iranian-supported Shiite militias and US military advisors and warplanes, are fighting to take back towns and cities in Anbar, one battle at a time. But it’s a difficult task: Anbar has been the crucible of Iraq’s insurgency, and is the country’s Sunni heartland — long marginalized by and hostile to the Shiite-led government in Baghdad. VICE News embedded with Iraq’s Golden Di...
Iraqi security forces recaptured a large part of the city of Ramadi this week in one of their most significant military victories over the Islamic State (IS) to date. Backed by warplanes from the US-led coalition, Baghdad's troops have been fighting to secure territory around Ramadi, the capital of Iraq’s vast western province of Anbar, since it fell to IS in May. VICE News embedded with Iraq’s Special Operations Forces, also known as the Golden Division, who have been leading operations to recapture the city. Watch "Reclaiming Sinjar: Pushing Back the Islamic State" - http://bit.ly/1RXbT5p Read "The UN Security Council Is Trying to Cut Off the Islamic State's Funding — Again" - http://bit.ly/1Od9zra Subscribe to VICE News here: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-VICE-News Check out VICE New...
RAMADI, IRAQ — The media channel of a Shia militia in Ramadi, Iraq has released a video showing Iraqi security forces clearing a house from bottom to top. Yesterday we brought you the news of Iraqi forces raising their flag over the central government building in Ramadi. The city fell to ISIS in May, but after weeks of intense fighting, the Iraqi government has recaptured the city. However, the city still needs to be cleared of retreating ISIS fighters. This dramatic video from the frontlines of Ramadi shows Iraqi forces going door to door to secure the city. The next step in the fight to reclaim ISIS-held territories is already in the works. Air strikes lead the way in Fallujah and Mosul. Iraqi security forces are in position around Fallujah, a city that is more densely populated t...
Iraqi security forces engage ISIL insurgents in Diyala province. The insurgents retreat.
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Fighting is raging between al Qaeda-backed militants and Iraq's security forces for control of two key cities in the embattled Anbar province, even as a deal was in place with Sunni tribesmen to fight alongside Iraqi police against the militant group. The renewed violence in the Sunni province has raised concern about the stability of the government amid dueling claims by the terror group and security forces over who was in control of Falluja and Ramadi. The Iraqi civil war never really ended it just went off the boil for a while. Last year, the heat was turned back to high, with the number of civilian deaths from political violence doubling to roughly 8,000 people over the previous year, the highest civilian death toll since at least 2008. Security forces backed by tanks on battled mil...
Iraqi security forces repelled an ISIS attack on Ramadi city center, in the Anbar province of Iraq, Tuesday. The special counter-terrorist unit then launched a counterattack on ISIS locations in Ramadi, with the support of fighters from local Sunni tribes. The Iraqi Army used assault rifles, motors and adapted Humvees in the counter-attack. COURTESY: RT's RUPTLY video agency, NO RE-UPLOAD, NO REUSE - FOR LICENSING, PLEASE, CONTACT http://ruptly.tv RT LIVE http://rt.com/on-air Subscribe to RT! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=RussiaToday Like us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Twitter http://twitter.com/RT_com Follow us on Instagram http://instagram.com/rt Follow us on Google+ http://plus.google.com/+RT Listen to us on Soundcloud: https://soun...
Iraqi forces have liberated the center of Fallujah and continue advancing to the last remaining north districts ISIS has run to. The city is expected to be fully liberated in the coming few days now that the center of the city and most well defended part has been liberated.
I am making 4 or so videos of our time in training and in Balad, Iraq. It was a pretty fun time there, and we did outside the wire missions with the Army doing Patrols. Our squadron was the 532nd ESFS and we did Quick Response Force missions. I would like to hear what you think of it, although if you sit there and start making some arguements of the war, I will just delete the comment. Thank you and p.s. all these videos are of us, not another squadron or team Songs: 1. Where is my Mind- by Pixies 2. Illumination- by GOGOL BORDELLO
Iraqi security forces advanced into Soleimani village and its surrounding areas south-west of Mosul, Monday, as part of their offensive against the so-called Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL). Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced the start of the military operation to liberate the country's second largest city on October 17. IS captured Mosul in 2014 and the offensive is now fronted by the Iraqi army, Kurdish and Shia militias, and the US-led anti-IS coalition. Video ID: 20161031-007 Video on Demand: http://www.ruptly.tv Contact: cd@ruptly.tv Twitter: http://twitter.com/Ruptly Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Ruptly