Polish zone in Iraq
The Polish zone in Iraq or the South Central / South Center / Central South / Center South zone / sector was created in 2003 when Iraq was divided into four zones. The South Central zone (formerly the Upper South zone) covers the Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate, Karbala Governorate, Babil Governorate and the Wasit Governorate. The region had a population of about 5 million spread over 65,632 km2. It was the area of responsibility for Multinational Division Central-South under Polish command.
The Najaf Governorate was passed back to American control in 2004, due to reduction in strength of the forces under Polish command; this reduced the zone to about 3 million of population spread over 28,655 km2. Major cities in the Polish zone include Diwaniyah, Kut, Hillah, and Karbala and Najaf.
The strength of the Polish forces decreased from 2,500 (2003) to 900 (2007); the Multinational Division Central-South numbers about 2,000 troops.[citation needed] Polish casualties number 25. Casualties of the entire division are 65.
See also[]
- Military of Poland
- Multinational force involved in the Iraq War
- History of Poland (1989–present)
- Iraq stubs
- Polish military stubs