On the 6th of January 2008, Iraq will celebrate the anniversary of the Iraqi Army. This event used to be celebrated each year with a new set of stamps. I wonder if the Iraqi Post Office will release any stamps about this topic, anyhow I decided to create such a set.
The Iraqi Army is strengthening all the time as it gets new training and weapons and it is thought that they will be able to take control of all Iraqi cities by the end of 2008. The Iraqi Army used to be the 5th biggest army in the world during the Iraq-Iran war but during the sanction years it became very weak and its equipment became old. After the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the Iraqi Army was disbanded in a move which was thought to be the cause of much of Iraq’s troubles which occured after the war ended.
The set has 3 stamps and highlights the Air Force, the Infantry and Tank regiments.
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