National Guard (Iraq)
| National Guard الحرس الوطني | |
|---|---|
Official (defunct) ING patch. | |
| Active | September 2003 – June 2004 (as ICDC) June - December 2004 |
| Country | Iraq |
| Allegiance | Coalition Provisional Authority/Iraqi Governing Council (until June 2004) Iraqi Interim Government (from June 2004) |
| Type | Infantry |
| Role | Counter-Insurgency |
| Size | 40,000 (December 2004) |
| Patron | United States |
| Engagements | Post-invasion Insurgency |
The Iraqi National Guard (ING; Arabic: الحرس الوطني, al-Ḥaras al-Waṭanī) was an armed force originally established by the United States Coalition Provisional Authority. Following the 2003 invasion of Iraq, CPA Administrator Paul Bremer disbanded the apparatus of the Iraqi Armed Forces through Coalition Provisional Authority Order 2. U.S. divisions of Combined Joint Task Force 7 then began recruiting and training auxiliary forces, the Iraqi Civil Defense Corps, in order to combat the insurgency.
The ING replaced the former Iraqi Civil Defense Corps.