[DJ Elliott]

http://www.dvidshub.net/video/118131/4th-infantry-division-oversees-advise-train-and-assist-mission

Like I said, the IA is still a battalion level functional army. I would love to know where you are getting the claim that they are seriously trained at Bde, Div, and Corps level. They don’t have the equipment or all the component units for those levels.

No authoritative source rates them as high as you claim.

Even the Iraqis do not plan to be at the level you claim until 2020.

IMOD Phase 1 [2005-2010]: Tactical Independence
IMOD Phase 2 [2011-2015]: Operational Independence
IMOD Phase 3 {2016-2020]: Strategic Independence

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

http://www.forum.militaryltd.com/uk-forces-general-discussion/m16557-multi-national-mentoring-helps-iraqi-army

http://www.ausa.org/publications/armymagazine/archive/2006/9/Documents/Steele_Iraqi_0906.pdf

http://newsblaze.com/story/20060516071949nnnn.nb/topstory.html

http://www.dvidshub.net/news/63033/10th-iraqi-army-division-exercises-command-coordination

http://waronterrornews.typepad.com/home/2011/04/iraqi-army-preps-for-divisional-live-fire-exercise.html