saddam era iraqi army parkas

Contrary to what would be expected in a hot environment such as the Middle East, parkas were worn by some Iraqi soldiers alongside their regular uniforms. This section will go over the types of parkas worn by the Iraqi Army.

Iraqi West german parka

IRAN-IRAQ WAR: Yes
DESERT STORM: YES
​OIF: not confirmed

Beginning in the Iran-Iraq War, Iraq imported West German parkas for their soldiers. If these parkas are copies or genuine West German issue is unknown, but it was likely a mix of both. 

oif era green parka

IRAN-IRAQ WAR: no
DESERT STORM: no
​OIF: YES

Based on the same design as the West German parka, these inferior quality green parkas were worn by the Iraqi army post 1991 until OIF. This is one of the more uncommon parkas to find.