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Combined Joint Task Force 7

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India's government announced on 14 July 2003, that it would need explicit United Nations authorization before it would send troops to Iraq. The decision was a setback to U.S. officials, who had hoped for a division of 17,000 Indian soldiers to help relieve U.S. forces in the north of the country.
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The United States deployed more than seventy-eight percent of the soldiers in the occupying coalition with the majority of other troops coming from the United Kingdom and the rest made up from several other allies. Their status as
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changed when the new government came to power on 28 June 2004, although they were still heavily influenced by the massive U.S. military and diplomatic presence in the country.
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For the intended replacement for the 101st Airborne Division and troop replacement in general, see Tom Squitieri, 'U.S. secures half of foreign troops sought,'
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The complete OIF-2 rotation to brigade level under CJTF-7 was as follows (although OIF-1 and OIF-3 units were present at virtually every point during OIF-2):
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was selected to lead the new force, drawing on the V Corps staff with senior officer augmentation from across the army.
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On 23 July 2003, the Operation Iraqi Freedom 2 (OIF-2) rotation for Combined Joint Task Force 7 was announced. The
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chose the new force's number, 7, as that was the number his son had worn on his soccer uniform. Lieutenant General
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that directed the U.S. effort in Iraq between June 2003 and May 2004. It replaced the
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https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/iraq-international-peacekeepers
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In a meeting which Commander-in-Chief Central Command, General
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in late April 2003, it was decided that a new Combined Joint
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5th Brigade Combat Team (Provisional), 1st Cavalry Division
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on 14 June 2003. CFLCC was the land forces component of
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held with his officers after the announcement of the
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Index

Task Force
formation
Coalition Forces Land Component Command
United States Central Command
Iraq
I Marine Expeditionary Force
V Corps
Tommy Franks
Coalition Provisional Authority
Task Force
Gene Renuart
Ricardo Sanchez
Coalition Provisional Authority
United Nations resolution
Multi-National Force – Iraq
Multi-National Corps – Iraq
3rd Infantry Division
82nd Airborne Division
4th Infantry Division
1st Infantry Division
1st Armored Division
1st Cavalry Division

III Corps
197th Field Artillery Brigade
101st Airborne Division
Multi-National Division - North
2nd Infantry Division (United States)
1st Cavalry Division
1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division

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