Abdel-Wahab al-Saadi

Abdul-Wahab al-Saadi
Abdul-Wahab al-Saadi
Native name	عبد الوهاب الساعدي
Born	Al-Thawra District, Baghdad, Iraq
Allegiance	Iraq
Service/branch	Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service
Rank	Lieutenant general
Battles/wars	Iran–Iraq war; Iraqi Civil War Battle of Baiji (2014–15) (WIA); Second Battle of Tikrit; Battle of Fallujah (2016); Battle of Mosul (2016–17); Battle of Hawija (2017-present);

Staff Lieutenant General Abdul-Wahab al-Saadi (Arabic: عبد الوهاب الساعدي‎) is the second-in-command of Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service (ICTS). He has been the overall operation's commander of Iraqi government forces in Battle of Baiji (2014–15), Second Battle of Tikrit, and Third Battle of Fallujah in the war against ISIL. He will lead the battle to free Hawija.^[1]

Personal life

Al-Saadi is a Shia Muslim born in Al-Thawra District ("Sadr City"), Baghdad, with family roots in southern Iraq.

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