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Ra'ad al-Hamdani

lieutenant generalIraqIraq4 battles2 wars

Lifespan

1951 – c. 2014

196019701980199020002010Gulf War · 1990–1991Iraq War · 2003–2011 major U.S. combat/occupation periodBattle of Dasman Palace — August 2, 1990 · Iraq · Gulf War2003 invasion of Iraq — March 20, 2003 · Iraq · Iraq WarBaghdad Drive — Apr 2003 · Iraq · Iraq WarIraqi invasion of Kuwait — August 2, 2009 · Iraq · Gulf War

Active service 1990–2009 — 4 battles across 2 wars; first command at age 39.

Profile

Ra'ad Majid Rashid al-Hamdani is a retired Iraqi military officer and former General of the Iraqi Republican Guard, and was one of Saddam Hussein's favourite generals.

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Battles (4)

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