Wolf Brigade (Iraq)
| Wolf Brigade | |
|---|---|
Wolf Brigade SSI | |
| Active | Sep 2004 (current form) |
| Allegiance | Iraq |
| Branch | Ministry of Interior |
| Type | Commando |
| Role | Counterinsurgency |
| Size | ~2,000 |
| Part of | Iraqi Police |
| Garrison/HQ | Nisour Square, Baghdad (HQ) |
| Colors | Red |
| Engagements | |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Brigadier Muhammad Muhsin Zaidan Qureshi (Abu al-Walid) |
The Wolf Brigade (Arabic: لواء الذئب, romanized: liwaa' adh-dhi'ib), since 2006 officially Freedom Brigade, is a unit of roughly 2,000 special commando police officially under the Iraqi Ministry of the Interior.