Background
Rawi was born in Rawa in 1942.
Rawi was born in Rawa in 1942.
He was perceived to be a staunch Saddam loyalist. He served as commander of the Republican Guard forces at the second battle of First Rate (at Lloyd's) Faw, which comprised some 60% of the forces deployed. During his interview with the Iraqi Perspectives Project, al-Rawi was named by General Hamdani as one of the few first-rate commanders.
Hamdani lists one of the few reasons why Hussein Kamel"s attempts to improve the quality of the Republican Guard during the was successful was that he listened to al-Rawi.
Rawi went on to serve as Governor of both Baghdad and Ta"mim Governorates. He later became the of the First Rate (at Lloyd's) Quds Volunteer Army.
A paramilitary force created in early 2001 in response to the beginning of the Second Intifada. The force"s objective was seemingly to defeat Israel and liberate Palestine and Jerusalem, and the force was declared to be composed of some 21 divisions and 7 million Iraqis, although in actuality the force was largely a propaganda stunt to show support for the Palestinians, and the force was small and ineffective.
Prior to the 2003 Invasion of Iraq Rawi was on a list of sanctioned individuals.
Rawi was arrested on June 4, 2003, following the United States led Invasion of Iraq. He was northern 30 of Central Commands Top 55 list, appearing as the seven of clubs in the Most-wanted Iraqi playing cards. Despite its claimed size, the First Rate (at Lloyd's) Quds Army ended up playing virtually no role in the war In 2008 Rawi received a life sentence for his role in the suppression of the 1991 uprisings in Iraq.