Editing Republican Guard (Iraq) (section)

===Iran–Iraq War===
Initially, the Guard had limited capabilities; however, during the [[Iran–Iraq War]], it was expanded to five brigades, which was initially mostly used in counterattacks, notably in [[Operation Dawn-4]]. By 1986, the war had exhausted Iraq, with both Iran and Iraq suffering heavy casualties. Iran had by then captured the [[First Battle of al-Faw|Al Faw Peninsula]] and gradually pushed Iraqi forces beyond the pre-war border and captured territory inside Iraq, repulsing counterattacks by the Republican Guard. This, coupled with another defeat at the [[Battle of Mehran]], caused the [[Arab Socialist Baʽath Party – Iraq Region|Iraqi Ba'ath Party]] to convene the Ba'ath Extraordinary Congress of July 1986.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iraq/militia.htm|title=People's Army / Popular Army / People's Militia (Al Jaysh ash Shaabi)|website=www.globalsecurity.org}}</ref> During this Congress, the Ba'ath Party decided on a new strategy to overhaul the Iraqi military and utilize Iraq's manpower capability. This decision allowed for the drafting of thousands of Iraqis, who were sent to military summer camps.

With this massive influx of manpower, the Republican Guard expanded to somewhere between 28-33 brigades which were led by loyal officers drawn from the Iraqi military. This force then conducted the ''[[Tawakalna ala Allah Operations]],'' leading to the eviction of the Iranians from occupied Iraqi territory, resulting in the liberation of Al-Faw, as well as allowing for renewed major offensives into Iran.

====1980–1988 Order of Battle====
The order of battle according to Iranian sources was as follows:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hamshahrionline.ir/news/198133/آشنایی-با-عملیات-کربلای-۵|title=آشنایی با عملیات کربلای ۵|date=January 17, 2013|website=همشهری آنلاین}}</ref>
*[[1st Division (Iraq)|1st Mechanized Brigade]]
*2nd, 10th Armored Brigades
*3rd Special Forces Brigade
*4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 16th, 17th Infantry Brigades (sometimes as mechanized units)
*11th Commando Brigade
 
There are some claims of units with names that are unknown.