Free Iraqi Forces
| Free Iraqi Forces (FIF) | |
|---|---|
Flag of the Free Iraqi Forces (FIF), seen on Free Iraqi Forces militiamen’s uniform as a flag sleeve patch, and sometimes flown during the invasion of Iraq. | |
| Supreme Commander | Aras Habib |
| Dates of operation | 1991–2005 |
| Allegiance | Iraq |
| Headquarters | Baghdad, Iraq |
| Active regions | Iraq |
| Ideology | Anti-Saddamism Democracy Factions: Nationalism Secularism Islamism Conservatism Federalism Monarchism Liberalism |
| Size | 500 (peak) |
| Allies | State allies: United States of America Iran Iraqi Kurdistan Non-state allies: Hezbollah |
| Opponents | State opponents: Baathist Iraq Non-state opponents: People's Mujahedin of Iran |
| Wars | Iraq War |
The Free Iraqi Forces (FIF) was a militia made up of Iraqi expatriates, who served in the 2003 United States invasion of Iraq and its aftermath, under the control of Ahmed Chalabi's Iraqi National Congress government-in-exile. The specifically paramilitary branch of the program was also known as the Free Iraqi Fighting Forces (FIFF), while other elements served as interpreters or on civil affairs projects.