Abdul Ghani al-Asadi | |
|---|---|
 Al-Asadi, 31 May 2021 | |
| Born | 1952 (age 71–72) Amarah, Kingdom of Iraq |
| Allegiance |  Iraq |
| Service/ | Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service |
| Years of service | 1968–2018 (retired) |
| Rank |  General |
| Commands held | Deputy Force Commander of Marine and Coastal Defense Military Partition Commander of Failaka Director of Iraqi Infantry Director of the Office of the Commander in Chief of the Iraqi Armed Forces Commander of Baghdad crackdown operations Deputy Army Chief of Staff Counter Terrorism Command Commander |
| Battles/wars | Yom Kippur War Iran–Iraq War Gulf War Iraq War War in Iraq (2013-2017) |
Abdul Ghani Ajeel al-Asadi(Arabic: عبد الغني الاسدي), is an Iraqi General and Force Commander of the Iraqi Special Operations Forces.[1] al-Asadi was born in 1951 in Amarah, Iraq.[2]
Wars in which he participated[edit]
- Yom Kippur War[citation needed]
- Iran–Iraq War[citation needed]
- Gulf War[citation needed]
- Iraq War[citation needed]
- Operation Ashura[citation needed]
- Siege of Amirli[citation needed]
- Battle of Baiji (2014–15)[citation needed]
- Second Battle of Tikrit[citation needed]
- Battle of Ramadi (2015–16)[3]
- Battle of Fallujah (2016)[4][5]
- Battle of Mosul (2016–2017)[6][7]
References[edit]
- ^ "Major General Abdul Ghani al-Asadi a commander of the Counter Terrorism Service speaks with Reuters reporter in western Mosul". News.trust.org.
- ^ "القائد الفريق الركن عبد الغني الاسدي سيرته في سطور". Ehs-ig.com. Archived from the original on 8 December 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
- ^ "قائد مكافحة الإرهاب: النصر النهائي في الموصل سيعلن خلال ايام - أمن". Alsumaria.tv.
- ^ "عبد الغني الاسدي: المعركة الرئيسية مع داعش في الانبار انتهت بعودة القائم - العراق - القرطاس نيوز". Alqurtasnews.com. Archived from the original on 8 December 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
- ^ "الأسدي: أيام داعش بالموصل معدودة".
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 December 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "عبد الغني الاسدي يؤكد ان عملية تحرير جامع النوري ومنارة الحدباء ستسرع في حسم معركة الموصل - قناة آسيا". Asiasat.tv. Archived from the original on 8 January 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2017.