Abdul Ghani al-Asadi explained

Abdul Ghani al-Asadi
Birth Place:Amarah, Kingdom of Iraq
Branch: (1968–2003) ISOF (until 2018)
Serviceyears:1968–2018 (retired)
Allegiance: Iraq
Rank: General
Commands:Deputy Force Commander of Marine and Coastal Defense
Military Partition Commander of Failaka
Director of Iraqi Infantry
Director of the Office of the Commander in Chief of the Iraqi Armed Forces
Commander of Baghdad crackdown operations
Deputy Army Chief of StaffCounter Terrorism Command Commander
Battles:

Abdul Ghani Ajeel al-Asadi (ar|عبد الغني الاسدي) is a retired Iraqi military officer and former commander of the Iraqi Special Operations Forces (ISOF).[1]

Born in 1951 in Amarah, Iraq,[2] he first joined the Iraqi Armed Forces in 1968 and first served as an officer in the Iraqi Ground Forces, which he served in until the 2003 invasion of Iraq. After 2003, he was recalled into the military by the post–2003 government of Iraq and was appointed commander of the ISOF during the War in Iraq (2013-2017). He retired from the armed forces in 2018.

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  1. Web site: Major General Abdul Ghani al-Asadi a commander of the Counter Terrorism Service speaks with Reuters reporter in western Mosul. News.trust.org. 8 December 2017. 25 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200625205142/https://news.trust.org/item/20170425064619-eiumf. dead.
  2. Web site: القائد الفريق الركن عبد الغني الاسدي سيرته في سطور. Ehs-ig.com. 8 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171208231439/http://www.ehs-iq.com/2017/07/blog-post_86.html. 8 December 2017. dead.