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The Iraqi army .. 97 years of sacrifice and feet 06/1/2018 12:00 am A glorious history and a journey of immortal championships Baghdad / Al-Sabah On January 6, 2018, the Iraqi Army completed its 97-year-old career, heroism and sacrifice as the first and most powerful army in the region, despite its difficulties through the historical stages and vicissitudes of contemporary Iraq. The Iraqi army was established on January 6, 1921 and consisted of former Iraqi officers who were working in the Ottoman army. The cavalry barracks in Kadhimiya were then transferred to Khan al-Kaboli in Kadhimiya. Since then, the Iraqi government has sought to build the weapons and armaments of the Iraqi army, which has gradually expanded after the adoption of compulsory conscription or mandatory service known as the service of science under the reign of King Ghazi 1933-1939. The Iraqi army expanded during that period and developed its combat types such as the type of air force, armor, artillery, naval forces and other components and ranks of the Iraqi army, which found itself in front of the greatest challenge faced is entering the political game, as a tool of power equivalent in the country, like all armies of the Third World. Military coups In 1936, the Iraqi army recorded the first military coup in the region, led by General Bakr Sidqi, the then chief of staff of the army, and enabled the coup to topple the government of Yassin al-Hashemi, which resulted in the killing of Defense Minister Jaafar al-Askari and the repercussions of a very serious political. In 1941, the army entered into an equation of the political conflict during the Second World War. A number of Iraqi army officers tried to pressure the Prime Minister to change Iraq's policy towards the conflict between the Allied and Axis countries during this war. The government's action to sever diplomatic relations with Italy, A number of officers and the overthrow of the government of Taha al-Hashemi and the formation of the National Defense Government under the leadership of Rashid Al-Kilani and the Iraqi-British war in May 1941. After the end of the Second World War, the Iraqi government sought to modernize the arming of the Iraqi army, develop its capabilities and capabilities, enter into military alliances and diversify the sources of weapons. When the UN Security Council and the UN failed to resolve the issue of raping Zionist gangs in Palestine, A war in which officers and soldiers of the Iraqi army played an honorable role still stuck in the minds of historians and military experts. July 1968. The absurd wars during the Baathist era infused the Iraqi army into futile wars that caused the disruption of development projects, the deterioration of the external relations of Iraq, the destruction of the infrastructure of the Iraqi armed forces, the depletion of the Iraqi economy, and also causing the loss of the people. Have disastrous consequences for the security, stability and cohesion of Iraqi society. During the decades of Saddam Hussein's rule of Iraq, Iraq has entered a cycle of regional strife, regional militarization, militarization of society and deviation from the Iraqi military doctrine from serving the country to serving the dictator and the racist Chauvinist Baath party. The situation continued until the fall of the dictatorial regime in the 2003 war with the international coalition forces that toppled the regime of Saddam Hussein. One of the effects of this change that liberated Iraq from the grip of dictatorship was the disbanding of the Iraqi army by order of the American civil administrator, Ambassador Paul Bremer. Professional army National governments re-established the Iraqi army The democratic governments that followed the rule of Iraq after 2003 sought to support the arming, training and development of the Iraqi army, raising the level of combat performance of the armed forces, and caring for the Iraqi soldier in terms of training, equipment and living standards to the point where engagement In the ranks of the Iraqi army needs to compete, qualifications and differentiation of the large turnout to volunteer in a remarkable manner. One of the most important features of the Iraqi armed forces in post-2003 Iraq is the professionalism of the army, and away from interfering in politics. Iraq has succeeded in building a professional army away from the game of politics in a way similar to what exists in developed countries. The coups that have prevailed in Iraq for decades. Defeat terrorism The heroes of the Iraqi armed forces were able to defeat the forces of terrorism and break their shack, especially after the national liberation war that began in 2014 to liberate our cities, which were raped by gangs and called the terrorists. Until Salah al-Din, Mosul, Ramadi, Fallujah, Tall Afar, Hawija and other cities were recorded, The story of the fall of Mosul has turned into an Iraqi success story, which history has proudly said. Iraq has a strong army armed with vast experience. In the fight against terrorism, armed with the latest and best weapons, and the members of the combat qualifications are trained to deal with various risks and challenges and are qualified in terms of psychological and moral preparation, an army of the best men with the strongest potential, a national army able to carry the banner of Iraq and spread the spirit of patriotism and sacrifice among the heroes .