Air assault Anti-tank warfare Artillery observer Bomb disposal CBRN defense Clandestine operation Close-quarters combat Combat search and rescue Counterterrorism Covert operation Desert warfare Direct action Executive protection Force protection Forward air control Hostage rescue HUMINT Irregular warfare Long-range penetration Manhunt Military intelligence Mountain warfare Parachuting Raiding Reconnaissance Special operations Special reconnaissance Urban warfare
Size
Battalion
Part of
1st Special Operations Brigade, Iraqi Counter Terrorist Command
Nickname(s)
36th CDO BN
1st CDO BN
Engagements
Anti-guerilla operations in Iraq as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom
Global War on Terrorism
Commanders
Current commander
Lt. Gen Karim Abboud Muhammad
Notable commanders
Maj. Gen. Fadhil al-Barwari (Commander of the 36th Commando Battalion)
Military unit
The 36th Commando Battalion (36th CDO BN)[1][2] is one of several Iraqi special operations forces units created after the fall of the Saddam Hussein. Originally part of the Iraqi Special Operations Forces Brigade (ISOF BDE), the unit has a role comparable to that of the United States Army Rangers.[3] The unit is now designated as the 1st Commando Battalion, part of the 1st Special Operations Brigade.[4][5]
The unit was formerly known as the 36th Iraqi Civil Defense Corps Battalion.[6]
^"Tal Afar: Battle at the 'Gates of Hell'". September 2017.
^David Witty. "The Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service" (PDF). Brookings. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2017.
^"The Golden Division: Elite US-trained commando unit retaking Mosul from Isis". 5 November 2016.
^Eisenstadt, Michael (26 October 2004). "The Iraqi Security Forces (Part I): Background and Current Status". The Washington Institute. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
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