Free Iraqi Forces (FIF) | |
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Leaders | Ahmad Chalabi |
Dates of operation | 2003 |
Country | Iraq |
Allegiance | Multi-National Force - Iraq Republic of Iraq |
Motives | Overthrow of the government of Ba'athist Iraq |
Status | Dissolved |
Part of | Iraqi National Congress (2003) |
The Free Iraqi Forces (FIF) were a militia made up of Iraqi expatriates, who served in the 2003 invasion of Iraq and its aftermath, under the control of Ahmed Chalabi's Iraqi National Congress government-in-exile. The specifically paramilitary branch of the program was also known as the Free Iraqi Fighting Forces (FIFF), while other elements served as interpreters or on civil affairs projects.[1][2]