Fedayeen Saddam

Fedayeen Saddam was a militant group loyal to Saddam Husayn. The group had 30,000 to 40,000 members at its peak.^[1] The group was also not binded by the law similar to the CIA.^[2] The group were the cause of the most deadly attacks against US forces in 2003 during the 2003 Iraq invasion by the US.^[3][4] The group has also been known to operate in civilian clothes to confuse US forces.^[5][6][6]

Fedayeen Saddam
فَدَائِيَّي صَدَامٍ
Fedayeen Saddam shoulder sleeve insignia
Founded	1995 (1995)
Disbanded	April 2003 (2003-04) (de facto) 23 May 2003 (2003-05-23) (de jure)
Country	Ba'athist Iraq
Allegiance	Imam Saddam Husayn
Branch	Paramilitary
Type	Light infantry, guerrilla, presidential guard
Role	Internal security, last line of defense
Size	30,000–40,000 members
Garrison/HQ	Tikrit Kadhimiya Samarra Fallujah Nasiriyah
Patron	Saddam Hussein
Equipment	AK-47/AKM assault rifles and RPGs
Engagements	2003 invasion of Iraq Battle of Al-Faw Battle of Basra Battle of Nasiriyah Battle of Najaf Battle of Samawah Battle of Karbala Battle of Baghdad
Commanders
Commanders	Uday Hussein (1995–1996) Qusay Hussein (1996–2003)
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