Irregular forces in the Royal covenant: And its impact on Iraqi societal security

Abstract

Irregular forces in Iraq were not new; However, Iraq knew this type of force before the establishment of the Iraqi state in 1920, when the British forces, in their invasion of Iraq in 1914, used this type of force; In order to facilitate the task of its occupation of Iraq; and then assisting them in gathering information and reconnaissance; As well as trying to establish security in Iraq; Especially after the Iraqis launched their revolution against the British occupation, which is known as the Great Iraqi Revolution in 1920.
These forces constituted a clear challenge to the Iraqi societal security at various political, cultural and even security levels by challenging and confronting the formation and expansion of the Iraqi army, as well as standing by the occupier against the national movements; Especially in the thirties and forties of the twentieth century.
This type of force was not limited to the British forces, but some Iraqi politicians during the royal era sought to establish similar forces to support the continuation of the political system. As happened in the experience of the fatwa during the era of Saleh Jabr.
It is noticeable that these forces, because of their negative repercussions on the Iraqi societal security internally and externally, have ended these experiences of the forces that formed them, whether the British or even the national government; Which indicates the failure to benefit from these experiences.