Zaytun Division

Zaytun Division
South Korean soldiers in 2003
Active2004–2008
Country South Korea
Branch Republic of Korea Army
TypeInfantry division
RoleSecurity and reconstruction in Erbil, Kurdistan Region
Size8,000
650–3,600 (rotation)
Part of Multi-National Force – Iraq
Garrison/HQErbil, Kurdistan Region
EngagementsIraq War

The Zaytun Division (Korean: 자이툰부대; Kurdish: Tîpa Zeytûnê) was a Republic of Korea Army contingent operating in Iraq from September 2004 to December 2008, carrying out peacekeeping and other reconstruction-related tasks as South Korea's contribution to the Iraq War.