Iraqi Special Operations Forces
Iraqi Special Operations Forces (ISOF) (Arabic: قوات العمليات الخاصة العراقية) refers to the Iraqi special forces unit created by Coalition forces after the 2003 invasion. As of November 2009, the forces, directed by the Iraqi Counter-Terrorist Bureau, consist of the Iraqi Counter-Terrorist Command, which has two brigades subordinate to it. The Counter-Terrorist Bureau is funded by the Ministry of Defence (Iraq).
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