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Iraq Military Profile 2013

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Military branchesCounterterrorism Service Forces: Counterterrorism Command; Iraqi Special Operations Forces (ISOF); Ministry of Defense Forces: Iraqi Army (includes Army Aviation Directorate, former National Guard Iraqi Intervention Forces, and Strategic Infrastructure Battalions), Iraqi Navy (former Iraqi Coastal Defense Force, includes Iraq Marine Force), Iraqi Air Force (Al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Iraqiya) (2011)
Military service age and obligation18-40 years of age for voluntary military service (2010)
Manpower available for military servicemales age 16-49: 7,767,329
females age 16-49: 7,461,766 (2010 est.)
Manpower fit for military servicemales age 16-49: 6,591,185
females age 16-49: 6,421,717 (2010 est.)
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annuallymale: 332,194
female: 322,010 (2010 est.)
Military expenditures8.6% of GDP (2006)

Source: CIA World Factbook
Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of February 21, 2013