3rd Brigade
1st Brigade, 5th Division
The 1st Brigade, 5th Division was renamed after the reorganization of the Iraqi Army, it was fomerly known as the 3rd Brigade.
On August 1, 2004 soldiers from the 7th Battalion completed what was then the 3rd brigade of the New Iraqi Army. By August 2004 steady growth and rapid progression seemed to be the status of the 3rd Brigade, Iraqi Army, based out of the Kirkush Military Training Base. The 3rd Brigade is composed of Iraqi Soldiers from the 5th, 6th, and 7th Battalions.
