Iraqi Republican Guard
Army · Iraq
Iraq's elite force, which spearheaded the invasion of Kuwait and was held in reserve in southern Iraq and northern Kuwait, where VII Corps destroyed much of it in February 1991.
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Sub-units 4
- Division Tawakalna Division
- Division Medina Division
- Division 2nd Al Medina Armored Division
- Division 1st Hammurabi Armoured Division
People who served 2
Strength and losses
- 2002 Strength: c. 70,000–75,000
Movements
- September 22 – November 10, 1980 Battle of Khorramshahr (1980)
- October 15, 1980 Operation Dezful
- January 5–9, 1981 Operation Nasr
- July 13 – August 3, 1982 Operation Ramadan
- February 6–26, 1983 Operation Before the Dawn
- April 10, 1983 Operation Dawn (1983)
- August 9, 1983 Operation Dawn 3
- November 1983 Operation Dawn-4
- 1984 Operation Dawn 5
- February 1984 Battle of the Marshes
- February 22–24, 1984 Operation Dawn 6
- March 10–20, 1985 Operation Badr (1985)
- February 9–25, 1986 Operation Dawn 8
- May 1986 – June 1986 Battle of Mehran (1986)
- January 8 – February 26, 1987 Siege of Basra
- June 1987 Operation Nasr 4
- April 17, 1988 – July 1988 Tawakalna ala Allah Operations
- April 17–18, 1988 Second Battle of al-Faw
- August 2, 1990 Iraqi invasion of Kuwait Spearheads the invasion of Kuwait Map
- August 2, 1990 Battle of the Bridges
- August 2, 1990 – January 17, 1991 Operation Desert Shield
- August 2, 1990 Battle of Dasman Palace
- August 2, 1990 – February 28, 1991 Gulf War
- January 17, 1991 Reserve positions in southern Iraq and northern Kuwait (approximate) Map
- January 29 – February 1, 1991 Battle of Khafji
- February 15–20, 1991 Battle of Wadi al-Batin
- February 26, 1991 Battle of 73 Easting Defeated at 73 Easting and Medina Ridge (approximate) Map
- February 26, 1991 Battle of Phase Line Bullet
- February 26, 1991 Battle of Al Busayyah
- February 26–27, 1991 Highway of Death
- February 27, 1991 Battle of Medina Ridge
- February 27, 1991 Battle of Norfolk
- February 28, 1991 Remnants retreat towards Basra (approximate) Map
- March 2, 1991 Battle of Rumaila
- May 1994 – November 24, 1997 Iraqi Kurdish Civil War
- March 20 – May 1, 2003 2003 invasion of Iraq
- March 21–25, 2003 Battle of Umm Qasr
- March 24 – April 4, 2003 Battle of Najaf (2003)
- April 2–4, 2003 Battle of the Karbala Gap (2003)
- April 3–12, 2003 Battle of Baghdad (2003)