Talib Shaghati

Talib Shaghati Mishari Kinani (Arabic: طالب شغاتي) is an Iraqi retired military officer who served as the head of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service (ICTS) from 2007 to 2020. Shaghati led the Iraqi Special Operations Forces (ISOF) in critical battles during the War in Iraq (2013–2017), which resulted in him receiving the French Legion of Honour. Before his retirement, he held a number of senior positions in the Iraqi Armed Forces.

He graduated from the Rustamiyah Military Academy (course No.49) in 1970, and after that, he graduated from the College Leadership Course (No.7) and from the Staff College Course (No.50). After graduating from the military academy, he served in the field artillery branch. In 1971, he participated in a missile fundamentals course in the Soviet Union. He subsequently served in air defence units. He also participated in the course of the commanders of air defence firing brigades in Egypt in 1983 and completed all courses of the fundamental specialist category.

He worked in a series of air defence positions until he was promoted to the position of brigade commander, then the dean of the Air Defence Institute and finally the dean of the Air Defence College. He received the rank of Air Defence Major General in 2001.