Military ranks of Iraq explained

The Military ranks of Iraq are the military insignia used by the Iraqi Armed Forces. While the rank structure generally follows the rank structure of the Ottoman Empire, the insignia is inspired by the British insignia.^[1]

Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Other ranks

The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.

External links

• Web site: قاعدة التشريعات العراقية/ نظام رتب وضباط الجيش لعام 1965 . Iraqi Legislation Base / Army Ranks and Officers System of 1965 . iraqld.hjc.iq . 1 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200126141255/http://iraqld.hjc.iq:8080/LoadLawBook.aspx?page=1&SC=&BookID=8067 . 26 January 2020 . ar . 15 August 1965.
• Web site: قاعدة الترشيعات العراقية/نظام شارات رتب ضباط الجيش لعام 1942 . Iraqi Legislation Base/Army Officer Rank Insignia System 1942 . 1 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170915184801/http://109.224.24.124/pdf/1942/m0459.pdf . 15 September 2017 . ar.
• Web site: Iraq . uniforminsignia.org . The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia . 25 October 2021.

Notes and References

1. Book: Dyer . Gwynne . Keegan . John . World armies . 1979 . Royal Military Academy . Sandhurst . 79-9217 . 348 . https://archive.org/details/worldarmies00keeg/page/348/mode/2up . registration . 31 January 2022 . Iraq. 9780871964076 .