2nd Al Medina Armored Division

Al-Medina Armoured
Republican Guard Division
Al Medina Division insignia
Active1980s – 2003
Country Iraq
Allegiance Ba'athist Iraq
Branch Iraqi Republican Guard
TypeArmoured Division
Size≈10,000 (2003)
EquipmentT-72 tanks (Asad Babil)
EngagementsIran–Iraq War

Persian Gulf War

1991 uprisings in Iraq

2003 Invasion of Iraq

Commanders
CommanderRiyadh Husayn Ali al-Nasiri al-Tikriti[1]

The 'Al-Medina' Armored Division (Arabic: المدينة المنورة الفرقة المدرعة, "Medina the Luminous") was an elite formation of the Iraqi Republican Guard.

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