Talib Shaghati

Talib Shaghati Mosharry Alkinani(طالب شغاتي), is an Iraqi General and Head of the Iraqi Special Operations Forces. He graduated from the Military College Course (49) in 1970, graduated from the College Leadership Course (7), graduated from the Staff College Course (50). After graduating from the military college he worked in the field artillery category and then participated in the basic missile course in 1971 in the Soviet Union and became a class of air defense / missiles. He worked in the air defense units and in the series of positions until he reached the commander of the air defense brigade, then the dean of the air defense institute and finally the dean of the air defense college and the rank of air defense brigade in 2001. Participated in the course of the leaders of fire brigades air defense in the Arab Republic of Egypt in 1983 and completed all courses of the basic category specialist.

After 2003
After 2003 he served in the "National Security Council" as a military advisor. In 2005, my order was issued by appointing a military adviser to the [Iraq]i Prime Minister. In 2007, he was appointed head of the anti-terrorism agency. The anti-terrorism apparatus was formed in 2007 and is linked to the commander-in-chief of the armed forces. In 2014 he was assigned the task of Joint Operations Commander in addition to the task of head of the anti-terrorist apparatus.

Restore the Mosul
Under the supervision of the joint operations commander, counterterrorism plans were prepared to restore the provinces from a pre-emptive organization. All areas of Baghdad were restored to Samarra, Tikrit, Beiji, Diyala, and Anbar province has been successfully implemented.

Wars in which he participated

 * Yom Kippur War
 * Iran–Iraq War
 * Gulf War
 * Jurf Al Nasr War
 * Siege of Amirli
 * Battle of Baiji (2014–15)
 * Second Battle of Tikrit
 * Battle of Ramadi (2015–16)
 * Battle of Fallujah (2016)
 * Battle of Mosul (2016–2017)

Awards

 * Medal of the Legion of Honor "French" Knight
 * "Albaraka Albaboya"