Salam Jassem Hussein Colonel | |
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Birth name | Salam Jassem Hussein |
Nickname(s) | Major Salam |
Born | 1979 |
Service/ | Iraqi army |
Years of service | 2003–current |
Rank | Colonel |
Unit | Iraqi Special Operations Forces |
Battles/wars |
Iraqi insurgency (2003–2006) |
Salam Jassem Hussein al-Obeidi (aka Major Salam, b: 1979 [1]) is an Iraqi officer who received media appraisal during the second Iraqi civil war and the Second battle of Mosul (2016–2017). [1] Salam Hussein is now Colonel.
Salam Jassem Hussein studied linguistics at university, studying English and Hebrew when the 2003 Iraqi war began. [1] After the defeat of Saddam Hussein, Salam, against his father's wishes, entered the newly formed and Western-sponsored Iraqi army in late 2003. [1] He was assigned to the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Force (ICTF). [1]
In 2004 he joined the fighting during the battle of Najaf against Shia militants from the Mahdi army. [2]
When the second Iraqi Civil war erupted, Major Salam Hussein led the 2nd battalion of the 1st division (ISOF-1), part of the Iraqi Special Operations Forces, known as the Golden Division. [1] [3] [4] [5] Major Hussein is critical of Iraq's political establishment, especially former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, whom he regards as the main cause of his country's crisis. [1] He forbade the use of influential Shia cleric Hussein's flag, frequently seen flying over Iraqi army's vehicles and voiced his opposition to anti-Sunni sectarian policies and violence supported or encouraged by various Shia politicians in power. [1]
He joined the battles of Tikrit and Ramadi. [1] [5] On 9 June 2016, while involved in the battle of Fallujah where he sustained injuries from a missile attack. [1]
In late 2016, while taking part in the second battle of Mossul, he led the Golden Division which breached Mosul's Eastern defenses on 1 November 2016. [1] [6] [7] In late December 2016, after the conquest of the Eastern side of Mosul, he left for the US to train 6 months. [1] [8] He returned to Mosul in June 2017 with the rank of lieutenant-colonel, to lead the offensive on Mosul's old town, on the western bank of the river. [8]
Salam Jassem Hussein Colonel | |
---|---|
Birth name | Salam Jassem Hussein |
Nickname(s) | Major Salam |
Born | 1979 |
Service/ | Iraqi army |
Years of service | 2003–current |
Rank | Colonel |
Unit | Iraqi Special Operations Forces |
Battles/wars |
Iraqi insurgency (2003–2006) |
Salam Jassem Hussein al-Obeidi (aka Major Salam, b: 1979 [1]) is an Iraqi officer who received media appraisal during the second Iraqi civil war and the Second battle of Mosul (2016–2017). [1] Salam Hussein is now Colonel.
Salam Jassem Hussein studied linguistics at university, studying English and Hebrew when the 2003 Iraqi war began. [1] After the defeat of Saddam Hussein, Salam, against his father's wishes, entered the newly formed and Western-sponsored Iraqi army in late 2003. [1] He was assigned to the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Force (ICTF). [1]
In 2004 he joined the fighting during the battle of Najaf against Shia militants from the Mahdi army. [2]
When the second Iraqi Civil war erupted, Major Salam Hussein led the 2nd battalion of the 1st division (ISOF-1), part of the Iraqi Special Operations Forces, known as the Golden Division. [1] [3] [4] [5] Major Hussein is critical of Iraq's political establishment, especially former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, whom he regards as the main cause of his country's crisis. [1] He forbade the use of influential Shia cleric Hussein's flag, frequently seen flying over Iraqi army's vehicles and voiced his opposition to anti-Sunni sectarian policies and violence supported or encouraged by various Shia politicians in power. [1]
He joined the battles of Tikrit and Ramadi. [1] [5] On 9 June 2016, while involved in the battle of Fallujah where he sustained injuries from a missile attack. [1]
In late 2016, while taking part in the second battle of Mossul, he led the Golden Division which breached Mosul's Eastern defenses on 1 November 2016. [1] [6] [7] In late December 2016, after the conquest of the Eastern side of Mosul, he left for the US to train 6 months. [1] [8] He returned to Mosul in June 2017 with the rank of lieutenant-colonel, to lead the offensive on Mosul's old town, on the western bank of the river. [8]