Mahdi Al-Gharrawi

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Mahdi Al-Gharrawi
Mahdi Al-Gharrawi Cropped.jpg
Gharawi in 2010
Native name
مهدي صبيح آل الغراوي
Allegiance Iraq
Service/branch Iraqi Federal Police
 Iraqi Ground Forces
RankLieutenant General
Commands heldNinewa Province Command
3rd Division
Battles/wars2014 Northern Iraq offensive

Lt. General Mahdi Sabeh Al-Gharrawi is an Iraqi police officer, the former Commander of the Iraqi Federal Police in Nineveh Province, and Lieutenant General of Iraqi Army.

Gharawi, along with several other military leaders, was dismissed from his position by Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on 17 June 2014 for failing in his "professional and military duty". His dismissal came a week after the fall of much of Northern Iraq to anti-government forces in the 2014 Northern Iraq offensive.[1] He was sentenced to death by a military tribunal.[2]

After serving two years in prison, Gharawi was released on 1 August 2020.[3]

See also[]

  • Iraqi Security Forces
  • Iraq War
  • War on Terrorism

References[]

  1. ^ "Iraqi PM Maliki fires senior security commanders". Al Arabiya. 17 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Iraqi general responsible for losing Mosul has been sentenced to death". 4 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Gharawi released after serving his sentence in Mosul case". 1 August 2020.


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