Iraqi Republican Guard

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:disbanded gptkb:2003
gptkb:Coalition_Provisional_Authority
gptkbp:dissolved gptkb:2003
gptkbp:engaged_in gptkb:Battle_of_Basra
gptkb:Kuwait_invasion
gptkb:Battle_of_Medina_Ridge
gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:Iran-Iraq_War
gptkb:Iraq_War
gptkb:Battle_of_73_Easting
gptkb:Battle_of_Baghdad
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:T-72_tanks
gptkb:M113_armored_personnel_carriers
BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicles
gptkbp:formed gptkb:1969
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Baghdad
gptkb:Al-Rashid_Military_Complex
gptkbp:historical_significance symbol of Saddam's power
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Iraqi Republican Guard
gptkbp:known_for use of chemical weapons
loyalty to the regime
brutality against opponents
defending Saddam Hussein's regime
gptkbp:loyalty gptkb:Saddam_Hussein
gptkbp:motto The Sword of the Nation
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Ramadi
gptkb:Battle_of_Al-Faw
gptkb:Battle_of_Al-Nasiriyah
gptkb:Battle_of_Al-Qadisiyyah
gptkb:Battle_of_Umm_Qasr
gptkb:Battle_of_Mosul
gptkb:Battle_of_Khafji
gptkb:Battle_of_Samarra
gptkb:Battle_of_Fallujah
gptkb:Battle_of_Karbala
gptkb:Battle_of_Tikrit
gptkb:Battle_of_Najaf
gptkb:Battle_of_Baghdad
gptkbp:notable_commanders gptkb:Izzat_Ibrahim_al-Douri
gptkb:Saddam_Hussein
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:Iraq
gptkbp:operational_status active during the 1990s
inactive after 2003
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Iraqi_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:primary_role elite military force
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:Iraqi_National_Guard
gptkbp:reputation highly trained troops
gptkbp:size approximately 100,000 personnel
gptkbp:subordinate_units gptkb:Ba'ath_Party
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Iraqi_Special_Operations_Forces
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Basra
gptkb:Battle_of_73_Easting
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Al_Basrah
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Iraqi_Republican_Guard
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5