Free Iraqi Forces
| Free Iraqi Forces (FIF) | |
|---|---|
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. | |
| Supreme Commander | Aras Habib |
| Dates of operation | 1991–present |
| Allegiance | Iraq |
| Headquarters | Baghdad, Iraq |
| Active regions | Iraq |
| Ideology | Civic nationalism State capitalism Decentralization Secularism Welfarism Federalism Feyli interests (alleged, denied) Anti-Ba'athism |
| Size | 75,000 (1991–2003) 1,000 (2025) |
| Allies | State allies: (1991–2006) Iran Iraqi Kurdistan United Arab Emirates France UK Russia Jordan South Korea Japan Kuwait China Non-state allies: Hezbollah |
| Opponents | State opponents: Baathist Iraq Non-state opponents: People's Mujahedin of Iran |
| Battles and wars | Iraq War |
The Free Iraqi Forces (FIF) is 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.