Military Of Iraq

Military branches
note: the US and UK Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) dissolved the former Iraqi Armed Forces, together with the Ministry of Defense and other security institutions, and is implementing plans to create a new Iraqi Army with a purely defensive mission and capability; recruiting and training began in July 2003, with strength projected to be 3 divisions comprising approximately 36,000 personnel by July 2004; there are also plans to reconstitute an Iraqi Army Aviation Corps and Navy in the future but, as of early 2004, there are no plans to reconstitute an Iraqi Air Force (January 2004)
 
Military manpower - military age 18 years of age; note - US-led coalition is planning to create a new Iraqi military force of men aged 18 to 40 to defend Iraqi territory from external threats (2004 est.)
 
Military manpower - availability
males age 15-49: 6,547,762 (2004 est.)
 
Military manpower - fit for military service
males age 15-49: 3,654,947 (2004 est.)
 
Military manpower - reaching military age annually
males: 304,527 (2004 est.)
 
Military expenditures - dollar figure $1.3 billion (FY00)
 
Military expenditures - percent of GDP NA

 

 

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