9th Armoured Division (Iraq)

9th Armoured Division
9th Armoured Division
Active	c.1975–82; August 2005 – present
Country	Iraq (2005–present)
Branch	Iraqi Army
Type	Armoured
Size	~ 50,000[citation needed]
Garrison/HQ	Camp Taji, Iraq
Equipment	T-90; M1 Abrams; M113 APC's; T-72; BTR-4; BM-21 Grad; EE-9 Cascavel;
Engagements	Iran–Iraq War Siege of Abadan; Operation Jerusalem; Operation Ramadan; Iraq War Iraqi insurgency; Battle of Mosul (2016); Battle of Kirkuk (2017);

The 9th Armoured Division is a formation of the Iraqi Army, originally formed probably around 1975,^[1] but disbanded in 1982. It was reformed after 2004.

^ This date is based on the successive entries in the IISS Military Balance for 1974–75, 1975–76, and 1976–77. A third armoured division, in addition to the two (3rd and 6th) that deployed to the 1973 war, appears in the 1975–76 edition.

[1] This date is based on the successive entries in the IISS Military Balance for 1974–75, 1975–76, and 1976–77. A third armoured division, in addition to the two (3rd and 6th) that deployed to the 1973 war, appears in the 1975–76 edition.

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9th Armoured Division

Active	c.1975–82 August 2005 – present
Country	Iraq (2005–present)
Branch	Iraqi Army
Type	Armoured
Size	~ 50,000^{[citation needed]}
Garrison/HQ	Camp Taji, Iraq
Equipment	T-90 M1 Abrams M113 APC's T-72 BTR-4 BM-21 Grad EE-9 Cascavel
Engagements	Iran–Iraq War Siege of Abadan Operation Jerusalem Operation Ramadan Iraq War Iraqi insurgency Battle of Mosul (2016) Battle of Kirkuk (2017)