Abboud Qanbar

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Abboud Qanbar Al-Maliky
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Born1945 (age 76–77)
Maysān, Iraq
AllegianceFlag of Iraq.svg Iraq
Service/branchSpecial forces - Navy (Iraq)
Years of service1967–present
RankUS-O10 insignia.svg General
Commands heldDeputy 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
Battles/warsIran–Iraq War
Gulf War
Iraq War

Abboud Qanbar(Arabic: عبود قنبر), also known as Abu Haidar,[1] is an Iraqi General. On January 13, 2007, he was appointed by Prime Minister Nouri Maliki as the Iraqi commander for the Baghdad Operations Command, which controlled all Iraqi security forces in Baghdad (sans Iraqi Special Operations Forces) and was charged with securing the capital. His Chief of Staff is Major General Hassan, and his Chief of Plans is Staff Colonel Abd Alamir. He hails from Amarah, a city in Southern Iraq.

Qanbar was a commander in the navy during Saddam Hussein's reign, and took part in the Iran–Iraq War of 1980–88, and the war over Kuwait in 1990-91. In the latter, he commanded a garrison on the Kuwaiti island of Failaka, and was taken prisoner by U.S. Marines. He was a brigadier general in the navy during the 1991 Gulf War. After being captured in Failaka, he was briefly transferred to Saudi Arabia before his release. Despite being captured by American forces, Qanbar was later decorated by Saddam for his bravery in defense of the island.[2] After the war, Qanbar was posted in Basra, but was excluded from new commands after he refused to stop the 1991 Shiite uprising.[1]

He was appointed by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to lead the 2007 Baghdad crackdown in February 2007, though he was considered a relatively unknown officer.[3] Qanbar was a compromise choice after the U.S. military rejected Maliki's first choice, Mohan al-Freiji.[2] Qanbar announced the details of the new security plan on live Iraqi television on February 13.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Taheri, Amir (March 7, 2007). "The Right General For Baghdad". New York Post. Archived from the original on March 19, 2007. Retrieved March 10, 2007.
  2. ^ a b ""Kurdish brigade trains to deploy in Baghdad"". Archived from the original on 2007-01-15. Retrieved 2013-09-29., CNN, January 13, 2007. Retrieved Google cache version February 13, 2007.
  3. ^ Partlow, Joshua. "Security Crackdown In Capital Takes Shape As Attacks Kill Dozens". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 13, 2007.
  4. ^ "Iraq unveils new security plans". BBC News. February 14, 2007. Retrieved February 13, 2007.
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