Everything about The Iraqi National Guard totally explained
The
Iraqi National Guard was part of the new Iraqi military but has since been absorbed by the
Iraqi Army controlled by the
interim government. Following the
2003 invasion of Iraq, United States
Coalition Provisional Authority Chief
Paul Bremer disbanded the military apparatus of
Iraq as existed under
Saddam Hussein. As the security situation in occupied Iraq deteriorated and the
Iraqi insurgency became increasingly active, the U.S. set up, recruited and trained the new security force in order to combat the insurgency. Despite attacks by insurgent and terrorist groups, the Iraqi National Guard was able to recruit many Iraqis from the vast ranks of the unemployed. The force has been used to assist Coalition troops in combatting the insurgency. However, there have been several instances where they've refused to take military action against fellow Iraqis, such as in
Fallujah, deserted, or allegedly aided the resistance. It is alleged that most guardsmen were drawn from the
Shia majority in Southern Iraq or the
Kurdish majority in northern Iraq, rather than from the
Sunni area which they were ordered to attack.
In September 2004, a senior member, General Talib al-Lahibi was arrested on suspicion of having links with insurgent groups.
(External Link
). In December 2004, it was announced that the Iraqi National Guard would be dissolved
(External Link). At this time its strength was officially over 40,000 men.
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