Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service

Counter Terrorism Service Iraqi Special Operations Forces (CTS - ISOF)
Founded	1950-2003 Dec 2003 (current form) 2007 (CTS)
Country	Iraq
Branch	Iraqi Armed Forces
Type	Special Forces
Role	Counter Terrorism
Size	see below
Part of	Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service (reports directly to Prime Minister of Iraq)
Garrison/HQ	Green Zone, Baghdad
Nickname(s)	The Golden Division
Motto(s)	"Raise The Black"
Colors	Black
Engagements	Iran–Iraq War Gulf War Iraq War War in Iraq (2013–2017)
Website	https://www.isof-iq.com/
Commanders
Current commander	Karim Abboud Muhammad[1]
Notable commanders	Khalil Dabbagh Talib Shaghati Fadhil Barwari Abdel-Wahab al-Saadi
Insignia
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The Counter Terrorism Service (CTS) (Arabic: جهاز مكافحة الارهاب) is an Iraqi security agency tasked with counterterrorism. The Service’s operational arm is called the Iraqi Special Operations Forces (ISOF) (Arabic: قوات العمليات الخاصة العراقية). They are an elite special operations force composed of three brigades and based in several governorates. During the occupation of Iraq, all military, security and intelligence entities of the country were dissolved by the United States following the issuance of CPA Order 2, and rebuilt from scratch. CTS was created in 2007 and is funded by the Ministry of Defence.^[2] The Service played a crucial role in combatting terrorism during the war in Iraq (2013-2017).