Iraqi Civil Defense Corps

Iraqi Civil Defense Corps
Map of New Iraqi Army and Iraqi Civil Defense Corps units as of 30 April 2004
ActiveSeptember 2003 – June 2004
Country Iraq
AllegianceCoalition Provisional Authority/Iraqi Governing Council
(until June 2004)
Iraqi Interim Government
(from June 2004)
TypeInfantry
RoleCounter-Insurgency
PatronUnited States
EngagementsPost-invasion Insurgency

The Iraqi Civil Defense Corps was an Iraqi armed formation created by the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) which existed in 2003–2004. The ICDC was controlled by Combined Joint Task Force 7. The idea originated from the 101st Airborne Division as a means of using unemployed former Iraqi military personnel and tribal militias to supplement the scarce U.S. military footprint.

The ICDC was replaced by the National Guard (Iraq).

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