As at 30 November 2008, there are around 4,100 British troops in southern Iraq.
The UK is one of three states contributing to the Multi-National Division (South-East) together with troops from the United States of America and Romania.
The current roulement is known as Operation TELIC 13.
20 Armoured Brigade take over the command of UK forces from early December and will provide the majority of British units serving in Iraq.
Forces in theatre (as at 1 December 2008)
Members of the reserve forces will continue to deploy to Iraq as part of this force package, and we expect to issue around 175 call-out notices in order to fill some 150 posts during TELIC 13. Prior to their deployment, and on completion of their mobilisation procedures, the reservists will undertake a period of training and integration with their respective units. For the majority, their deployment to Theatre will commence in November and most will serve on operations for six to seven months, although some may have shorter tours.
The reservists will predominantly reinforce regular units and will perform a wide range of activities including force protection duties, intelligence and logistic tasks.
As part of this commitment, we expect up to ten members of the sponsored reserves to be in the operational theatre at any one time.
Please note: not all listed units may be present at one time since rotations take place on a regular basis.