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Talib Shaghati
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Talib Shaghati Mishari Kinani (Arabic: طالب شغاتي) is an Iraqi general who served as the first head of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service during 2007-2020.[3] Shaghati is known for leading the ICTS in critical battles in the 2013-2017 War in Iraq. He held a number of senior positions in the Iraqi Armed Forces. He received the French Legion of Honour in 2017.
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Born | 1950 (age 73–74) Maysān - Iraq |
Allegiance | Iraq |
Service/ | Head of the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service (2007-2020) |
Years of service | 1968 – 2020 |
Rank | General |
Commands held | Yom Kippur War Iran-Iraq War Gulf War War in Iraq (2013-2017) |
Awards | Medal of the Legion of Honor "French" Knight[1] and "Papacy blessing"[2] |
Children | 6 |
He graduated from the Military Academy (course No.49) in 1970, after that he graduated from the College Leadership Course (No.7) and from the Staff College Course (No.50). After graduating from the military academy he served in the field artillery branch. In 1971, he participated in a missile fundamentals course in the Soviet Union. He subsequently served in air defence units. He also participated in the course of the commanders of air defence firing brigades in the Arab Republic of Egypt in 1983 and completed all courses of the fundamental specialist category.
He worked in a series of air defence positions until he was promoted to the position of brigade commander, then the dean of the Air Defence Institute and finally the dean of the Air Defence College. He received the rank of Air Defence Major General in 2001.
He participated in the Iran–Iraq War.