Career
After the invasion he was faced with the problem of whether to join the Iraqi Army or the Iraqi insurgency. Eventually he was asked to join the new Iraqi Army and was enlisted in January 2004. Under his command he established the 2nd Brigade of the 6th Division.
He was eventually forced into retirement following three major events.
He was one of the two Iraqi commanders overseeing the First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Aaimmah bridge when the 2005 Baghdad bridge stampede occurred. During the subsequent investigation numerous conflicting testimonies where heard over who was responsible for the stampede.
Eventually both men where cleared of all charges. The second major event leading to his retirement was a raid at a police station in Jadriya.
Following a tip off that a kidnapped boy was being detained at the station United States and Iraqi forces raided the police station, finding hundreds of malnourished prisoners being kept in cramped conditions.
Daini was criticized by the Iraqi Army for not tipping them off about the raid. Tensions between Daini and the political establishment continued to grow until reaching a boiling point in June 2006 when Daini"s soldiers arrested a Mahdi Army death squad. On July 2 the Cabinet decided to release him from the army.
