Unknown Iraqi shoulder insignia? RG? Airborne? Special Forces?

[Lion101]

Hello Everyone, I pick this insignia with a RG grouping that was brought back from the Gulf War ( 1990- 1991). Does anyone know what it could be for?

[Lion101]

Another pic

[Paul R]

We have a couple of members who can translate this. I look forward to seeing what it is.

[Dave Danner]

They say "Commandos".

[Paul R]

Thanks Dan. Lets see the rest of the insignia.

[ChrisW]

Dave is correct, they do say "commandos" (maghawir). There are several Arabic words which translate as commandos and are more widely used. I've only seen the Lebanese Army use the term maghawir.

Here's a pic of a Lebanese maghawir insignia I found on this blog: http://histoiredesforceslibanaises.wordpress.com/

[Lion101]

Hello everyone, Thank you everyone for your help to this forum and are those insignias, south Lebanese army?

Here is the pic of everything that I had pick up from the group, everything but the RG uniform.

[Paul R]

Thanks for the in depth explanation Chris. Most likely those tabs were imported into Iraq? Nice lot of insignia Lion. Were they purchased from a vendor or liberated directly?

[Dave Danner]

Hello everyone, Thank you everyone for your help to this forum and are those insignias, south Lebanese army?

Here is the pic of everything that I had pick up from the group, everything but the RG uniform.

The other tab says "Special Forces" (al-Qawaat al-Khaasah")

[Lion101]

The other tab says "Special Forces" (al-Qawaat al-Khaasah")

Thank you for the translation.

[Lion101]

Thanks for the in depth explanation Chris. Most likely those tabs were imported into Iraq? Nice lot of insignia Lion. Were they purchased from a vendor or liberated directly?

It was a vendor purchased, now all my uniform groups were liberated directly.

[Lion101]

Dave is correct, they do say "commandos" (maghawir). There are several Arabic words which translate as commandos and are more widely used. I've only seen the Lebanese Army use the term maghawir.

Here's a pic of a Lebanese maghawir insignia I found on this blog: http://histoiredesforceslibanaises.wordpress.com/

South Lebanese Army insignia?