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{{Infobox war faction |
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| name = Free Iraqi Forces (FIF) |
| name = Free Iraqi Forces (FIF) |
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| image = FIF flag.svg |
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| leaders = [[Ahmad Chalabi]] |
| leaders = [[Ahmad Chalabi]] |
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| active = 2003 |
| active = 2003 |
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| country = [[Iraq]] |
| country = [[Iraq]] |
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| allegiance = {{flagicon image|Flag_of_Multi-National_Force_%E2%80%93_Iraq.png}} '''[[Multi-National Force – Iraq| |
| allegiance = {{flagicon image|Flag_of_Multi-National_Force_%E2%80%93_Iraq.png}} '''[[Multi-National Force – Iraq|Multi-National Force - Iraq]]''' |
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*'''{{flag|United States of America}}''' |
*'''{{flag|United States of America}}''' |
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{{flagdeco|Iraq}} [[Iraq]] |
{{flagdeco|Iraq}} [[Republic of Iraq]] |
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| motives = Overthrow of the government of [[Ba'athist Iraq]] |
| motives = Overthrow of the government of [[Ba'athist Iraq]] |
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| status = Dissolved |
| status = Dissolved |
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==Composition== |
==Composition== |
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The original intent of the American [[Office of the Secretary of Defense]] was to recruit and train 3,000 Iraqi expatriates in [[Taszár|Taszar]], [[Hungary]] in preparation for the war.<ref name="Dale2011"/> Recruitment, however, fell well below the target number, and were of dubious military utility, ranging from ages 18 to 55.<ref name="RamptonStauber2003">{{cite book|author1=Sheldon Rampton|author2=John Clyde Stauber|title=Weapons of Mass Deception: The Uses of Propaganda in Bush's War on Iraq|url=https://archive.org/details/weaponsofmassdec00ramp|url-access=registration|year=2003|publisher=Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin|isbn=978-1-58542-276-0|pages=[https://archive.org/details/weaponsofmassdec00ramp/page/61 61]–}}</ref> |
The original intent of the American [[Office of the Secretary of Defense]] was to recruit and train 3,000 Iraqi expatriates in [[Taszár|Taszar]], [[Hungary]] in preparation for the war.<ref name="Dale2011"/> Recruitment, however, fell well below the target number, and were of dubious military utility, ranging from ages 18 to 55.<ref name="RamptonStauber2003">{{cite book|author1=Sheldon Rampton|author2=John Clyde Stauber|title=Weapons of Mass Deception: The Uses of Propaganda in Bush's War on Iraq|url=https://archive.org/details/weaponsofmassdec00ramp|url-access=registration|year=2003|publisher=Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin|isbn=978-1-58542-276-0|pages=[https://archive.org/details/weaponsofmassdec00ramp/page/61 61]–}}</ref> |
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==Operations== |
==Operations== |
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The program was seen as unsuccessful, with at one point some US$63 million spent to recruit and train 69 troops for the FIF, and the program was dissolved in April 2003. The FIFF never numbered more than 500 troops.<ref name="DoughertyGhareeb2013">{{cite book|author1=Beth K. Dougherty|author2=Edmund A. Ghareeb|title=Historical Dictionary of Iraq|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZmQYAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA299|date=7 November 2013|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=978-0-8108-7942-3|pages=299–}}</ref> The units were also seen as undisciplined and pro-Shia and anti-Sunni, and engaged in looting.<ref name="CordesmanDavies2007">{{cite book|author1=Anthony H. Cordesman|author2=Emma R. Davies|title=Iraq's Insurgency and the Road to Civil Conflict|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vk-QiQCSDKAC&pg=PA58|date=30 December 2007|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-313-34998-0|pages=58–}}</ref> |
The program was seen as unsuccessful, with at one point some US$63 million spent to recruit and train 69 troops for the FIF, and the program was dissolved in April 2003. The FIFF never numbered more than 500 troops.<ref name="DoughertyGhareeb2013">{{cite book|author1=Beth K. Dougherty|author2=Edmund A. Ghareeb|title=Historical Dictionary of Iraq|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZmQYAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA299|date=7 November 2013|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=978-0-8108-7942-3|pages=299–}}</ref> The units were also seen as undisciplined and pro-Shia and anti-Sunni, and engaged in looting.<ref name="CordesmanDavies2007">{{cite book|author1=Anthony H. Cordesman|author2=Emma R. Davies|title=Iraq's Insurgency and the Road to Civil Conflict|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vk-QiQCSDKAC&pg=PA58|date=30 December 2007|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-313-34998-0|pages=58–}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Latest revision as of 16:51, 1 June 2024
| Free Iraqi Forces (FIF) | |
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 Flag of the Free Iraqi Forces (FIF), seen on Free Iraqi Forces militiamen’s uniform as a flag sleeve patch, and sometimes flown during the invasion of Iraq. | |
| Leaders | Ahmad Chalabi |
| Dates of operation | 2003 |
| Country | Iraq |
| Allegiance |  Multi-National Force - Iraq
 Republic of Iraq |
| Motives | Overthrow of the government of Ba'athist Iraq |
| Status | Dissolved |
| Part of | Iraqi National Congress (2003) |
The Free Iraqi Forces (FIF) were a militia made up of Iraqi expatriates, who served in the 2003 invasion of Iraq and its aftermath, under the control of Ahmed Chalabi's Iraqi National Congress government-in-exile. The specifically paramilitary branch of the program was also known as the Free Iraqi Fighting Forces (FIFF), while other elements served as interpreters or on civil affairs projects.[1][2]
Composition
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The original intent of the American Office of the Secretary of Defense was to recruit and train 3,000 Iraqi expatriates in Taszar, Hungary in preparation for the war.[1] Recruitment, however, fell well below the target number, and were of dubious military utility, ranging from ages 18 to 55.[3]
Operations
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The program was seen as unsuccessful, with at one point some US$63 million spent to recruit and train 69 troops for the FIF, and the program was dissolved in April 2003. The FIFF never numbered more than 500 troops.[4] The units were also seen as undisciplined and pro-Shia and anti-Sunni, and engaged in looting.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Catherine Dale (April 2011). Operation Iraqi Freedom: Strategies, Approaches, Results, and Issues for Congress. DIANE Publishing. pp. 48–. ISBN 978-1-4379-2030-7.
- ^ Nathan Hodge (15 February 2011). Armed Humanitarians: The Rise of the Nation Builders. Bloomsbury USA. pp. 66–. ISBN 978-1-60819-017-1.
- ^ Sheldon Rampton; John Clyde Stauber (2003). Weapons of Mass Deception: The Uses of Propaganda in Bush's War on Iraq. Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin. pp. 61–. ISBN 978-1-58542-276-0.
- ^ Beth K. Dougherty; Edmund A. Ghareeb (7 November 2013). Historical Dictionary of Iraq. Scarecrow Press. pp. 299–. ISBN 978-0-8108-7942-3.
- ^ Anthony H. Cordesman; Emma R. Davies (30 December 2007). Iraq's Insurgency and the Road to Civil Conflict. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 58–. ISBN 978-0-313-34998-0.
