Multi-National Force - Iraq
The Multi-National Force - Iraq ( MNF-I ; German " Multinational Troop - Irak ") represented the military presence of the " Coalition of the Willing " in Iraq . The MNF-I were the successor to Combined Joint Task Force 7 , a unit which consisted mainly of troops from the US armed forces . A total of 26 nations were represented in the multinational force, which was almost 150,000 strong. Of these, the United States makes up just under 135,000.
With the establishment of the force - together with the directly subordinate Multi-National Corps Iraq - on May 15, 2004, the leading nations of the occupation of Iraq - the United States and the United Kingdom - pursued the goal of creating a force that is better organized and should therefore perform its tasks more satisfactorily than its predecessor unit. After all allied states withdrew their troops between 2008 and 2009, the association, which now consisted only of US troops, was renamed United States Forces Iraq (USF-I). At the same time, with the renaming on January 1, 2010, the subordinate Multi-National Corps Iraq and the Multi-National Security Transition Command Iraq , which is responsible for training the Iraqi security forces , were integrated into the US Forces Iraq .
organization
Territorial organization
The MNF-I has divided Iraq into five zones of occupation. The USA was responsible for the particularly dangerous regions of the west and the center, in which the capital Baghdad was located, as well as for the Kurdish-dominated areas in the north . Poland was assigned the area that was south of the American-occupied zone. However, most of the south was administered by the United Kingdom's armed forces .
Commanders
| No. | Surname | image | Beginning of the appointment | End of appointment |
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| 1 | Lieutenant General Ricardo S. Sánchez (USA) |
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May 15, 2004 | 4th July 2004 |
| 2 | General George W. Casey, Jr. (USA) |
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4th July 2004 | February 10, 2007 |
| 3 | General David H. Petraeus (USA) |
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February 10, 2007 | September 16, 2008 |
| 4th | General Raymond T. Odierno ( USA ) |
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September 16, 2008 | January 1, 2010 from January 1, 2010 commander of the successor unit United States Forces Iraq |