Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service

Counter Terrorism Service Iraqi Special Operations Forces (CTS - ISOF)
Emblem of the Counter Terrorism Bureau
Founded	1950-2003 (previous form) April 2007 (CTS established)
Country	Iraq
Type	Special Operations Forces
Role	Counter Terrorism
Size	see below
Part of	Iraqi Armed Forces[a]
Garrison/HQ	Green Zone, Baghdad
Nickname(s)	The Golden Division
Motto(s)	"Raise The Black"
Colors	Black
Engagements	Iran–Iraq War Invasion of Kuwait Gulf War 1991 uprisings in Iraq Iraq War Battle of Basra (2008) War against the Islamic State Battle of Kirkuk (2017) Syrian Civil War
Commanders
Commander-in-chief	Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani
Head of CTS	Lt. Gen. Karim Abboud al-Tamimi[1]
Commander of CTC	Maj. Gen. Hassan Makenzy
Notable commanders	Talib Shaghati Abdel-Wahab al-Saadi Abdul Ghani al-Asadi
Insignia
ICTB Flag
ISOF Flag

The Counter Terrorism Service (CTS; Arabic: جهاز مكافحة الارهاب) is an Iraqi security and intelligence agency tasked with counterterrorism.^[2] The Service’s operational arm is called the Iraqi Special Operations Forces (ISOF; Arabic: قوات العمليات الخاصة العراقية). They are an elite special operations force composed of three brigades based in several governorates, and who are often collectively referred to as the Golden Division.^[3][4][5]

During the occupation of Iraq, all military, security, and intelligence entities of the country were dissolved by the Coalition Provisional Authority following the issuance of CPA Order 2, and rebuilt from scratch. CTS was created in 2007 and is funded by the Ministry of Defence.^[6] The Service played a crucial role in combatting terrorism during the war in Iraq (2013-2017). ISOF have conducted joint operations with the Green Berets.^[7]

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