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Iraqi Popular Army - Iraq

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[Iraq Armor Hamza Forces]  image located by Esteban Rivera, 14 November 2023

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Iraqi Popular Army

The Iraqi Popular Army, also known as the People's Army or People's Militia) was a paramilitary organization established on February 8 (other sources mention April 4), 1970 by the Revolutionary Command Council's Resolution No. 355 and it was composed of civilian volunteers to protect the Ba'ath regime against internal opposition and serve as a counterbalance against any coup attempt by the regular
Iraqi Army.
Officially, it was the Iraqi Baath Party Militia and included a special youth section called Ashbal Saddam (Saddam's cubs) established in 1998. Saddam's Cubs prepared young volunteers for Saddam's Fedayeen. The Popular Army was officially disbanded by the Revolutionary Command Council) (1968-2003)s Resolution No. 306 of August 1, 1990.
Sources: http://iraqld.hjc.iq:8080/LoadLawBook.aspx?page=1&SC=&BookID=18592
https://www.thiqar.net/Art.php?id=46292
https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iraq/militia.htm and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popular_Army_%28Iraq%29

For the moment I've only been able to locate a logo but I'm certain that there was a flag too.
Esteban Rivera, 14 November 2023

Fedayeen Saddam

[Iraq Armor Hamza Forces]  image located by Esteban Rivera, 14 November 2023

Source: screenshot from this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZL0wgRO_aQ at 0:03

Recruits were drafted mainly from the Iraqi Popular Army's special youth section called "Saddam's Cubs". It was established on October 7, 1994 and disbanded in 2003.
Sources: http://www.cfr.org/iraq/iraq-fedayeen-saddam/p7698
https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/cfr/international/backgroundiraq2032503.html
https://www.thiqar.net/Art.php?id=46292
https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iraq/militia.htm and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fedayeen_Saddam

The flag is a black horizontal background with the logo in the middle, the logo being a silhouette of Saddam Hussein with the following words around it from top to bottom, clockwise:
الله (romanized Allah, English: God)
القائد (English: Commander)
الوطن (English: Motherland)
فدائيي صدام (English: Fedayeen Saddam)

Logo

[Iraq Armor Hamza Forces]  image located by Esteban Rivera, 14 November 2023

Source: https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/