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241: 233:, units of the 1st ID designed a 3-week course that included training on rifle marksmanship, conduct of traffic checkpoints, map reading, basic drill, and first aid. The ING soldiers continued to improve their skills as they conducted joint missions with Coalition forces. Iraqi Colonel Shaker Faris Al Azawi, commander of the 203d ING Battalion, commented, “Our relationship with the Coalition forces is very good. They give us ammunition, supplies, vehicles, and experience, and the training they’ve given us is very important. Because of it, we’re operating at a very high level.” In addition to providing training to the ING, the 1st ID, with support from 281:"National Guard battalions based On the Kurdish militia (peshmerga) or Shi'a militias, performed adequately. Battalions based on Sunnis did not. Disaffected from the Iraqi government and angry at the Coalition, at this stage in the war, Sunnis generally sympathized with the insurgency and had no intention of fighting their fellow tribesmen or family members. There is little doubt that the U.S. military could have done a better job advising and training the Iraqis. Few commanders embedded advisers with local forces." 53: 144: 602: 549: 273:
ordered the new battalion commanders to reform their units; an assessment at the time noted that if the reformation was successful, it would be "the third time these two units have been reformed and refitted with equipment and weapons after such desertions (UPI, Marines Disband, 15 Aug 04). The new
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kidnapped the Commanders of the 505th and 506th ING Battalions. One was beheaded. One of the battalion's headquarters was overrun, and insurgents "stole a fleet of ING trucks and cars, 10 rocket-propelled grenades, 300 AK-47s, machine guns, ammunition, computers, radios and furniture." Mass
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approved a draft law to recreate a National Guard. The draft law has raised disputes between political parties, and parliament has not yet set a date to take further action. Supporters believe the proposal eventually will be approved.
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In September 2004, a senior member, General Talib al-Lahibi was arrested on suspicion of having links with insurgent groups. In October 2004, the commander of the 507th ING Battalion, Colonel Mohamed Essa Baher, in
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However, there have been several instances where the ING have refused to take military action against fellow Iraqis, deserted, or allegedly aided the resistance. ING units in Fallujah came under attack after the
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battalion commanders are now discussing with U.S. forces the possibility moving their soldiers and their families to more secure, isolated bases outside the city."
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On Point II: Transition to the New Campaign: The United States Army in Operation Iraqi Freedom, May 2003-January 2005
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https://cybercemetery.unt.edu/archive/sigir/20131001140511/http:/www.sigir.mil/files/assessments/PA-06-056.pdf
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In December 2004, it was announced that the Iraqi National Guard would be dissolved and merged into the
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in particular devoted a significant amount of resources to establishing these units. In ..
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was "..ordered to expand their efforts to train and equip the new ING forces. The
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The Evolving Iraqi Security Forces: Anatomy, Vision and Challenges (Part 2)
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Jeanne F. Godfroy, Matthew D. Morton, James S. Powell, and Matthew M. Zais.
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U.S. Marines in Iraq, 2004–2008: Anthology and Annotated Bibliography
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In the early morning hours Iraqi National Guard (ING) troops move
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Armored Personnel Carriers into position in Baghdad, Iraq.
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http://www.alhurra.com/a/iraq-national-guards/280316.html
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then began recruiting and training auxiliary forces, the
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Wright, Dr. Donald P; Reese, Colonel Timothy R. (2008).
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Military units and formations of Iraq in the Iraq War
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Military units and formations disestablished in 2005
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Index

Iraqi National Guard
Iraq
Coalition Provisional Authority
Iraqi Governing Council
Iraqi Interim Government
United States
Post-invasion Insurgency

PK machine gun
Ford Ranger
Arabic
Coalition Provisional Authority
2003 invasion of Iraq
Paul Bremer
Iraqi Armed Forces
Coalition Provisional Authority Order 2
Combined Joint Task Force 7
Iraqi Civil Defense Corps
Iraqi Interim Government
Iraqi National Guard
United States Army
1st Infantry Division
1st Cavalry Division
Tikrit
Multi-National Security Transition Command – Iraq

BTR-94
Iraqi insurgency
First Battle of Fallujah
Fallujah

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