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The Ministry of Interior of Iraq
Iraq

Iraq , officially the Republic of Iraq , is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros Mountains, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
 handles policing
Police

Police are agents or agencies, usually of the executive , empowered to enforce the law and to ensure public and social order through the legitimized use of force....
 and border control
Border control

Border controls are measures used by a country to monitor or regulate its borders.The control of the flow of many people, animals and goods across a border may be controlled by government Customs services....
. The MoI consists of several elements, including the Police Service
Iraqi Police

The Iraqi Police Service are the uniformed Territorial police force responsible for the Law enforcement of civil law within Iraq. The current organisation, structure and recruitment practice was guided by the Coalition Provisional Authority following the 2003 invasion of Iraq....
, Highway Patrol
Highway patrol

A highway patrol is either a police unit created primarily for the purpose of overseeing and enforcing traffic safety compliance on roads and highways, such as the California Highway Patrol, or a detail within an existing local or regional police agency that is primarily concerned with such duties, such as the HWP units of Australian state p...
, Traffic Department, Emergency Response Unit
Emergency Response Unit

Emergency Response Unit may refer to*Emergency Response Unit *Emergency Response Unit , an elite counter-terrorism unit of the Iraqi police....
, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit
Bomb disposal

Bomb disposal is the process by which hazardous explosive devices are rendered safe. "Bomb disposal" is an all encompassing term to describe the separate, but interrelated functions in the following fields:...
, and Department of Border Enforcement. Pending passage of the Facilities Protection Service
Facilities Protection Service

The Facilities Protection Service is an Iraqi paramilitary force tasked with the fixed site protection of Iraqi Government buildings, facilities, and personnel....
 Reform Law, the Ministry is preparing to absorb FPS personnel currently spread among other ministries. The MoI has approximately 380,430 employees and the Ministry of Finance approved US$
United States dollar

The United States dollar is the unit of currency of the United States and was defined by the Coinage Act of 1792 to be between 371 and 416 grains of silver ....
3.8 billion for its 2008 budget, representing a 21% growth over the previous year.

r President
President of Iraq

The President of Iraq is the head of state of Iraq and "safeguards the commitment to the Constitution and the preservation of Iraq's independence, sovereignty, unity, the security of its territories in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution." The President is elected by the Council of Representatives by a two-thirds majority, and...
 Saddam Hussein
Saddam Hussein

Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti was the President of Iraq of Iraq from 16 July 1979 until 9 April 2003.A leading member of the revolutionary Ba'ath Party, which espoused secular pan-Arabism, economic modernization, and Arab socialism, Saddam played a key role in the 1968 coup that brought the party to long-term power....
, the Ministry contained a wide range of administrative functions, including keeping Iraq free of Hussein's enemies and other "undesirables".

After U.S.






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The Ministry of Interior of Iraq
Iraq

Iraq , officially the Republic of Iraq , is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros Mountains, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
 handles policing
Police

Police are agents or agencies, usually of the executive , empowered to enforce the law and to ensure public and social order through the legitimized use of force....
 and border control
Border control

Border controls are measures used by a country to monitor or regulate its borders.The control of the flow of many people, animals and goods across a border may be controlled by government Customs services....
. The MoI consists of several elements, including the Police Service
Iraqi Police

The Iraqi Police Service are the uniformed Territorial police force responsible for the Law enforcement of civil law within Iraq. The current organisation, structure and recruitment practice was guided by the Coalition Provisional Authority following the 2003 invasion of Iraq....
, Highway Patrol
Highway patrol

A highway patrol is either a police unit created primarily for the purpose of overseeing and enforcing traffic safety compliance on roads and highways, such as the California Highway Patrol, or a detail within an existing local or regional police agency that is primarily concerned with such duties, such as the HWP units of Australian state p...
, Traffic Department, Emergency Response Unit
Emergency Response Unit

Emergency Response Unit may refer to*Emergency Response Unit *Emergency Response Unit , an elite counter-terrorism unit of the Iraqi police....
, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit
Bomb disposal

Bomb disposal is the process by which hazardous explosive devices are rendered safe. "Bomb disposal" is an all encompassing term to describe the separate, but interrelated functions in the following fields:...
, and Department of Border Enforcement. Pending passage of the Facilities Protection Service
Facilities Protection Service

The Facilities Protection Service is an Iraqi paramilitary force tasked with the fixed site protection of Iraqi Government buildings, facilities, and personnel....
 Reform Law, the Ministry is preparing to absorb FPS personnel currently spread among other ministries. The MoI has approximately 380,430 employees and the Ministry of Finance approved US$
United States dollar

The United States dollar is the unit of currency of the United States and was defined by the Coinage Act of 1792 to be between 371 and 416 grains of silver ....
3.8 billion for its 2008 budget, representing a 21% growth over the previous year.

Saddam Hussein era

Under President
President of Iraq

The President of Iraq is the head of state of Iraq and "safeguards the commitment to the Constitution and the preservation of Iraq's independence, sovereignty, unity, the security of its territories in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution." The President is elected by the Council of Representatives by a two-thirds majority, and...
 Saddam Hussein
Saddam Hussein

Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti was the President of Iraq of Iraq from 16 July 1979 until 9 April 2003.A leading member of the revolutionary Ba'ath Party, which espoused secular pan-Arabism, economic modernization, and Arab socialism, Saddam played a key role in the 1968 coup that brought the party to long-term power....
, the Ministry contained a wide range of administrative functions, including keeping Iraq free of Hussein's enemies and other "undesirables".

After U.S. Invasion

After the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 toppled Hussein in the Iraq War
Iraq War

The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, and Operation Iraqi Freedom, is an ongoing conflicts military campaign which began on March 20, 2003 with the 2003 invasion of Iraq by a Multinational force in Iraq now led by and composed almost entirely of troops from the United States and United King...
, the Ministry was not dissolved, unlike the defense and intelligence agencies. The Multinational Force
Multinational force in Iraq

The Multi-National Force - Iraq is a military command , led by the United States, that is fighting the Iraq War against Iraqi insurgency. Multi-National Force - Iraq replaced the previous force, Combined Joint Task Force 7, on May 15, 2004....
 intended to hand over policing and internal security duties as soon as possible. However, the Ministry was merely restructured.

See also

  • Special Police Commandos
    Special Police Commandos

    The Special Police Commandos are an elite counter-insurgency unit answering to the Ministry of Interior of the Government of Iraq from 2006.The unit was "formed" in September 2004 and numbers about 5,000 officers....
  • Iraqi Police
    Iraqi Police

    The Iraqi Police Service are the uniformed Territorial police force responsible for the Law enforcement of civil law within Iraq. The current organisation, structure and recruitment practice was guided by the Coalition Provisional Authority following the 2003 invasion of Iraq....


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