Iraqi Security Forces

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armed forces law enforcement organization national security institution

The Iraqi Security Forces are the national military and law enforcement institutions of Iraq responsible for maintaining internal security, defending the country, and conducting counterinsurgency and counterterrorism operations.

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All labels observed (14)

Label	Occurrences
Iraqi Armed Forces	15
Iraqi security forces	13
Iraqi Security Forces canonical	9
Iraqi government forces	9
Iraq security forces	1
Iraqi National Guard (post-2003, partial functional successor)	1
Iraqi Security Forces (post-2004)	1
Iraqi military	1
Iraqi military leadership	1
Iraqi police and security services	1
Iraqi security apparatus	1
Iraqi security sector	1
Iraqi security services	1
Iraqi state forces	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1533398 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Iraqi Security Forces
Context triple: [Operation Inherent Resolve, participant, Iraqi Security Forces]

A. Iraqi Army
The Iraqi Army is the ground warfare branch of Iraq's armed forces, responsible for national defense, internal security, and participation in regional military operations.
B. Iraqi Republican Guard
The Iraqi Republican Guard was an elite military force in Iraq that served as Saddam Hussein’s primary instrument of regime protection and offensive operations.
C. Iraqi Interim Government forces
The Iraqi Interim Government forces were the national security and military units loyal to Iraq’s U.S.-backed transitional government that participated alongside coalition troops in major operations during the Iraq War.
D. Iraqi Police
The Iraqi Police is the national civilian law enforcement agency of Iraq responsible for maintaining internal security, public order, and crime prevention across the country.
E. Saudi Arabian National Guard
The Saudi Arabian National Guard is a major branch of Saudi Arabia’s armed forces responsible for internal security, protection of the royal family and key infrastructure, and support in national defense operations.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Iraqi Security Forces
Target entity description: The Iraqi Security Forces are the national military and law enforcement institutions of Iraq responsible for maintaining internal security, defending the country, and conducting counterinsurgency and counterterrorism operations.

A. Iraqi Army
The Iraqi Army is the ground warfare branch of Iraq's armed forces, responsible for national defense, internal security, and participation in regional military operations.
B. Iraqi Republican Guard
The Iraqi Republican Guard was an elite military force in Iraq that served as Saddam Hussein’s primary instrument of regime protection and offensive operations.
C. Iraqi Interim Government forces
The Iraqi Interim Government forces were the national security and military units loyal to Iraq’s U.S.-backed transitional government that participated alongside coalition troops in major operations during the Iraq War.
D. Iraqi Police
The Iraqi Police is the national civilian law enforcement agency of Iraq responsible for maintaining internal security, public order, and crime prevention across the country.
E. Saudi Arabian National Guard
The Saudi Arabian National Guard is a major branch of Saudi Arabia’s armed forces responsible for internal security, protection of the royal family and key infrastructure, and support in national defense operations.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	armed forces ⓘ law enforcement organization ⓘ national security institution ⓘ
cooperatesWith	Global Coalition to Counter ISIL ⓘ surface form: International Coalition against ISIL NATO ⓘ United States Armed Forces ⓘ
country	Iraq ⓘ
engagedAgainst	al-Qaeda in Iraq ⓘ surface form: Al-Qaeda in Iraq Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ⓘ surface form: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant insurgent groups in Iraq ⓘ
hasPart	Border Guard Forces ⓘ Facilities Protection Service ⓘ Federal Police ⓘ Iraqi Air Force ⓘ Iraqi Army ⓘ Iraqi Special Operations Forces ⓘ surface form: Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service Iraqi National Intelligence Service ⓘ Iraqi Navy ⓘ Iraqi Special Operations Forces ⓘ Popular Mobilization Forces ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Baghdad ⓘ
jurisdiction	Iraq ⓘ surface form: Republic of Iraq
legalAuthority	Government of Iraq ⓘ
operatesIn	Iraqi territory ⓘ
participatedIn	Iraq War ⓘ Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017) ⓘ surface form: Iraqi Civil War against ISIL
primaryLanguage	Arabic ⓘ
reformedAfter	Operation Iraqi Freedom ⓘ surface form: 2003 invasion of Iraq
responsibleFor	counterinsurgency operations in Iraq ⓘ counterterrorism operations in Iraq ⓘ defense of Iraq ⓘ internal security in Iraq ⓘ
role	border security ⓘ national defense ⓘ protection of critical infrastructure ⓘ public order maintenance ⓘ
secondaryLanguage	Kurdish ⓘ
subordinateTo	Ministry of Defence of Iraq ⓘ surface form: Ministry of Defense of Iraq Ministry of Interior of Iraq ⓘ Prime Minister of Iraq ⓘ
trainingSupportFrom	NATO Training Mission – Iraq ⓘ surface form: NATO Mission Iraq United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
uses	armored vehicles ⓘ artillery ⓘ combat aircraft ⓘ naval vessels ⓘ small arms ⓘ

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Referenced by (56)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Operation Inherent Resolve → participant → Iraqi Security Forces ⓘ

Iraq training mission → involvesParticipant → Iraqi Security Forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Iraqi security forces

Iraq training mission → operatesWithin → Iraqi Security Forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Iraqi security sector

Iraqi Kurdish rebellions → participant → Iraqi Security Forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Iraqi government forces

Iraqi Kurdish rebellions → opposedBy → Iraqi Security Forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Iraqi security forces

Simele massacre → organizedBy → Iraqi Security Forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Iraqi military leadership

Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region → controlled → Iraqi Security Forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Iraqi security services

Iraqi Intelligence Service → partOf → Iraqi Security Forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Iraqi security apparatus

Iraqi Republican Guard → partOf → Iraqi Security Forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Iraqi Armed Forces

Iraqi Republican Guard → successor → Iraqi Security Forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Iraqi National Guard (post-2003, partial functional successor)

Operation Charge of the Knights → combatant → Iraqi Security Forces ⓘ

Operation Desert Storm → hasOpposingSide → Iraqi Security Forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Iraqi Armed Forces

Government of Iraq → hasAgency → Iraqi Security Forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Iraqi Armed Forces

Iraqi Army → partOf → Iraqi Security Forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Iraqi Armed Forces

Beretta M1951 pistol → usedBy → Iraqi Security Forces ⓘ

subject surface form: Beretta M1951

this entity surface form: Iraqi Armed Forces

Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces → allies → Iraqi Security Forces ⓘ

subject surface form: Syrian Democratic Forces

Tanzim Qaidat al-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn → targeted → Iraqi Security Forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Iraqi security forces

Iraqi Air Force → partOf → Iraqi Security Forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Iraqi Armed Forces

Coalition Provisional Authority-trained Iraqi forces → partOf → Iraqi Security Forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Iraqi security forces

Coalition Provisional Authority-trained Iraqi forces → reorganizedInto → Iraqi Security Forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Iraqi Security Forces (post-2004)

Iraqi Ministries of Defense and Interior → responsibleFor → Iraqi Security Forces ⓘ

subject surface form: Iraqi Ministry of Defense

this entity surface form: Iraqi Armed Forces

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi → foughtAgainst → Iraqi Security Forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Iraqi government forces

Abu Ayyub al-Masri → killedBy → Iraqi Security Forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Iraqi security forces

Al Qaim → recapturedBy → Iraqi Security Forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Iraqi security forces

Iraqi Police → partOf → Iraqi Security Forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Iraqi security forces

Al Anbar campaign → belligerent → Iraqi Security Forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Iraqi security forces

Operation Iraqi Freedom → opposedBy → Iraqi Security Forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Iraqi Armed Forces

Operation New Dawn → belligerent → Iraqi Security Forces ⓘ

Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017) → opponent → Iraqi Security Forces ⓘ

United States-led coalition → cooperatesWith → Iraqi Security Forces ⓘ

Iraqi flag → usedBy → Iraqi Security Forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Iraqi Armed Forces

Iraqi Navy → serviceBranchOf → Iraqi Security Forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Iraqi Armed Forces

Kurdish militias → haveOpponents → Iraqi Security Forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Iraqi state forces

Battle of Baghdad → side → Iraqi Security Forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Iraqi Armed Forces

Iraq–United States relations → involvesOrganization → Iraqi Security Forces ⓘ

Hussein Kamel al-Majid → employer → Iraqi Security Forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Iraqi Armed Forces

United States Forces – Iraq → alliedWith → Iraqi Security Forces ⓘ

Battle of Basra (2003) → belligerent → Iraqi Security Forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Iraqi government forces

southern Iraq campaign → belligerent → Iraqi Security Forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Iraqi government forces

Amarah city center → controlledBy → Iraqi Security Forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Iraqi government forces

Saulat al-Fursan → participant → Iraqi Security Forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Iraqi security forces

Sadrist militias → opposedTo → Iraqi Security Forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Iraqi government forces

Camp Speicher → usedBy → Iraqi Security Forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Iraqi Armed Forces

2007 Battle of Basra → hasParticipant → Iraqi Security Forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Iraqi government forces

2007 Battle of Basra → involves → Iraqi Security Forces ⓘ

Iraqi Special Operations Forces → recruitsFrom → Iraqi Security Forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Iraqi Armed Forces

Iraqi Special Operations Forces → recruitsFrom → Iraqi Security Forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Iraqi police and security services

Altun Kupri → hasSecurityPresence → Iraqi Security Forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Iraqi security forces

Tuz Khurmatu → experiencedConflictBetween → Iraqi Security Forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Iraqi security forces

Tal Afar → recapturedBy → Iraqi Security Forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Iraqi security forces

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