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18 May 2007: An Iraqi National Policeman salutes National Police Col. Darfur and U.S. Army Maj. James Gant after both leaders received awards during a ceremony at the Iraqi National Police Headquarters in Baghdad. The Iraqi National Police has recently adopted a MARPAT™-style digital camouflage pattern. [Image: Third Army/ARCENT/CFLCC.]

National Police digital camouflage
Republic of Iraq

The Iraqi Police Service (IPS) is the uniformed territorial police force responsible for the 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. The command of the police belongs to the reformed Government of Iraq under the auspices of the Ministry of the Interior.

The Iraqi Police Service is a uniformed organisation, that is tasked with the general patrol of Iraq's cities, along with responding to incidents within them. The National Police is a paramilitary organisation, which responds to incidents that are beyond the capabilities of the IPS but are not serious enough to require the involvement of the Iraqi Army.

The Iraqi National Police has recently adopted a new uniform, which includes a baseball cap, body armour and PASGT helmet. The new uniform features the camouflage pattern shown here — a four-colour, MARPAT™-style digital camouflage pattern comprising pixelated black, desert blue and grey elements on a pale blue background. The pattern also incorporates small, dark grey images of the Iraqi national flag, for authentication purposes.

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