Iraqi police blue digital camo combat uniform

Beginning around 2008, Iraq imported blue digital camouflage uniforms in the style of ACU uniforms for their Federal Police and regular Police personnel. They are mostly made from ripstop and have the yellow Chinese export tags seen in other iraqi uniforms. These uniforms are widely seen in photos and footage during the war against ISIS, and are currently worn by the Federal and Regular Police today.

Federal Police

ACU Style Federal police camo uniform

PRE ISIS (2003 - 2013): limited use
WAR ON ISIS (2013 - 2019): Yes
POST ISIS (2019 -): yes

Shown above is the standard Federal Police uniform which are imported from china. The style is a direct copy of the US ACU uniform, but in a different camo.

federal police g3 style camo uniform

PRE ISIS (2003 - 2013): no
WAR ON ISIS (2013 - 2019): YES
POST ISIS (2019 -): YES

The uniform above is one of the rarer versions of the Iraqi Federal Police uniforms. The jacket is in the regular ACU cut but the pants mimic the G3 style which includes inserts for knee pads and certain pocket positioning. The uniform is also not made from Ripstop and does not have the regular yellow Chinese manufacturing tags.

Regular Police

regular police camo uniform

PRE ISIS (2003 - 2013): unknown
WAR ON ISIS (2013 - 2019): YES
POST ISIS (2019 -): YES

This uniform is in the same style as the standard iraqi Federal Police uniform, but instead is in a lighter camo shade. Lighter blue camouflage patterns are typical of regular Iraqi police forces rather than the Federal Police, which normally wears darker blue camo. The uniform above was imported from China for the Regular Iraqi Police.

Regular Police Blue DPm Camo uniform

PRE ISIS (2003 - 2013): yes
WAR ON ISIS (2013 - 2019): YES
POST ISIS (2019 -): YES

One camo pattern that is completely reserved for the Regular Iraqi Police forces is blue DPM camo. The uniform shown above is exactly that, and not surprisingly, it has the yellow Chinese manufacturing tags. The uniform is made from cotton and not ripstop, and also has some pockets removed from the pants which is an interesting trend on these uniforms. These were also worn by early Iraqi SWAT units.