Fedayeen Saddam

Fedayeen Saddam
Fedayeen Saddam
فدائيي صدام
	Fedayeen Saddam shoulder sleeve insignia
Founded	1995
Disbanded	April 2003 (de facto); 23 May 2003 (de jure)
Country	Ba'athist Iraq
Allegiance	Saddam Hussein
Branch	Paramilitary
Type	Light infantry, guerrilla, presidential guard
Role	Internal security, last line of defense
Size	30,000–40,000 members
Garrison/HQ	Tikrit; Kadhimiya; Samarra; Fallujah; Nasiriyah
Patron	Saddam Hussein
Equipment	AK-47/AKM assault rifles and RPGs
Engagements	2003 invasion of Iraq Battle of Al-Faw; Battle of Basra; Battle of Nasiriyah; Battle of Najaf; Battle of Samawah; Battle of Karbala; Battle of Baghdad; ;
Commanders
Commanders	Uday Hussein (1995–1996); Qusay Hussein (1996–2003)
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Fedayeen Saddam (Arabic: فدائيي صدام, romanized: Fidā'iyyī Saddām) was a paramilitary Fedayeen organization intensely loyal to the Ba'athist Iraqi government of Saddam Hussein. The name was chosen to mean "Saddam's Men of Sacrifice". At its height, the group had 30,000–40,000 members.^[1] The Fedayeen operated completely outside the law, above and outside political and legal structures.^[2]

^ Cite error: The named reference NYT was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Lumb, Martin (24 March 2003). "The Fedayeen: Saddam's loyal force". BBC News. Archived from the original on 13 March 2023.

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[2] Lumb, Martin (24 March 2003). "The Fedayeen: Saddam's loyal force". BBC News. Archived from the original on 13 March 2023.

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