Talib Shaghati

Talib Shaghati
Born1950 (age 73–74)
Maysan, Kingdom of Iraq
Allegiance Iraq
(1968–2020)
Service/branchHead of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service (2007-2020)
Years of service1968–2020
RankGeneral
Commands
AwardsMedal of the Legion of Honor "French" Knight[1] and "Papacy blessing"[2]
Children6

Talib Shaghati Mishari Kinani (Arabic: طالب شغاتي) is an Iraqi general who served as the head of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service (ICTS) from 2007 to 2020.[3] Shaghati led the Iraqi Special Operations Forces in critical battles during the War in Iraq (2013–2017), which resulted in him receiving the French Legion of Honour. Before his retirement, he held a number of senior positions in the Iraqi Armed Forces.

He graduated from the Military Academy (course No.49) in 1970, after that he graduated from the College Leadership Course (No.7) and from the Staff College Course (No.50). After graduating from the military academy he served in the field artillery branch. In 1971, he participated in a missile fundamentals course in the Soviet Union. He subsequently served in air defence units. He also participated in the course of the commanders of air defence firing brigades in the Egypt in 1983 and completed all courses of the fundamental specialist category.

He worked in a series of air defence positions until he was promoted to the position of brigade commander, then the dean of the Air Defence Institute and finally the dean of the Air Defence College. He received the rank of Air Defence Major General in 2001.

  1. ^ ديارنا. "فرنسا تُكَرّم رئيس جهاز مكافحة الإرهاب العراقي". Diyaruna.com.
  2. ^ Publisher, Al-Maalomah (16 October 2017). "الفاتيكان يكرم الفريق اول الركن طالب شغاتي شهادة "البركة البابوية"". Almaalomah.com. Archived from the original on 8 December 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Iraqi troops battle Islamic State inside Mosul". Reuters. 1 November 2016.