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The New Iraqi Army is the reconstituted Iraqi military following the 2003 invasion by the U.S. led coalition. New units include:
- infantry brigades;
- the national guard (previously the Iraqi Civil Defense Corps);
- rapid intervention forces; and
- Iraqi special forces
The most effective fighting units in the pro-Government forces have been the Iraqi police Commandos, which have largely been recruited from the better trained elements of the pre-2003 Army, including the Republican Guard. On December 29 2004 it was reported by the BBC that the Iraqi Army and National Guard were to be to be merged on January 6th 2005. The Iraqi National Guard, responsible for internal security, had around 40,000 personnel, while the Regular Army had around 4000.
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