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43-553: The vast majority of MNF-I was made up of United States Army forces. However it also supervised British; Australian; Polish; Spanish; and other countries' forces. It replaced the previous force, Combined Joint Task Force 7 , on 15 May 2004. It was significantly reinforced during the Iraq War troop surge of 2007 . MNF-I was reorganized into its successor, United States Forces – Iraq , on 1 January 2010. The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq , which does humanitarian work and has

86-412: A United Nations resolution changed when the new government came to power on 28 June 2004, although they were still heavily influenced by the massive U.S. military and diplomatic presence in the country. India's government announced on 14 July 2003, that it would need explicit United Nations authorization before it would send troops to Iraq. The decision was a setback to U.S. officials, who had hoped for

129-575: A British company, Marconi. In an April 2004 interview, Hoon said that more could have been done to help Kelly, who committed suicide on 17 July 2003 after being named as the source of Andrew Gilligan 's disputed Today programme contribution. Hoon gave evidence about the Iraq war both to the 2003 Hutton Inquiry during his term, and later on 19 January 2010 gave evidence to the Iraq Inquiry about his time as Defence Secretary. Shortly after

172-565: A June 2004 letter from U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell to the U.N. Security Council, were stated to be: The MNF under unified command is prepared to continue to contribute to the maintenance of security in Iraq, including by preventing and deterring terrorism and protecting the territory of Iraq. The goal of the MNF will be to help the Iraqi people to complete the political transition and will permit

215-779: A better place for people in Iraq." In 1998, Canada purchased four Upholder -class submarines and a suite of trainers from the Royal Navy to replace their decommissioned Oberon -class submarines . The Upholder class entered Royal Navy service from 1990 to 1993 at the end of the Cold War , and were deemed surplus as part of the Peace Dividend and refocus on a nuclear submarine fleet. They were placed into storage until Canada purchased them. On 5 October 2004 HMCS Chicoutimi , sailing from Faslane Naval Base to Nova Scotia, declared an emergency northwest of Ireland following

258-486: A detailed briefing given to the United Nations by US Secretary of State, Colin Powell , continued to claim that two trailers found in Iraq were mobile weapons laboratories . This was in spite of the fact that it had been leaked to the press by David Kelly and other weapons inspectors that they were nothing of the sort. The trailers were for filling hydrogen balloons for artillery ranging and were sold to Iraq by

301-470: A discount off a more modern, more environmentally friendly newer car from participating companies. Hoon resigned from his post as Transport Secretary on 5 June 2009 during a Cabinet reshuffle , saying that he wanted to spend more time with his family. On 6 January 2010, he and fellow ex-minister Patricia Hewitt jointly called for a secret ballot on the future of the leadership of Gordon Brown . The following day, he said that it appeared to have failed and

344-480: A division of 17,000 Indian soldiers to help relieve U.S. forces in the north of the country. The Task Force was replaced by Multi-National Force – Iraq and Multi-National Corps – Iraq on 15 May 2004. On 23 July 2003, the Operation Iraqi Freedom 2 (OIF-2) rotation for Combined Joint Task Force 7 was announced. The 3rd Infantry Division was to be replaced by the 82nd Airborne Division (-),

387-437: A fire on board. The fire was caused by seawater entering through open hatches in rough seas; an inquiry established later that this was an "incorrect operating procedure". It soaked electrical insulation (which had not been sufficiently waterproofed since it conformed to an older specification than the three other submarines), starting a fire. The Chicoutimi lost power and wallowed in the seas NW of Ireland. An Irish Naval vessel

430-622: A meeting which Commander-in-Chief Central Command, General Tommy Franks held with his officers after the announcement of the Coalition Provisional Authority in late April 2003, it was decided that a new Combined Joint Task Force , headed by a three-star general, would be the best organisation to take over from the CFLCC. General Gene Renuart chose the new force's number, 7, as that was the number his son had worn on his soccer uniform. Lieutenant General Ricardo Sanchez

473-577: A number of guards and military observers, has also operated in Iraq since 2003. The U.N. Assistance Mission in Iraq was not a part of the MNF-I, but a separate entity. The NATO Training Mission – Iraq , was in Iraq from 2004 to December 2011, where it trained the Iraqi Army and the Iraqi Police . The MNF-I's objectives, as expressed in an annex to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1546 ,

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516-604: A report for the European Parliament's Committee on Legal Affairs in favour of prohibiting dual membership of the European Parliament and national parliaments, subsequently approved by the Parliament and enacted as of the 2004 European elections. Ironically, Hoon himself became a dual-mandate member for two years, after being elected to the House of Commons in 1992 and only standing down from the European Parliament at

559-610: A second reading of this law, to reject it and send it back to the Iraqi cabinet. The majority of Iraqi parliamentarians wanted it to be made into a binding international agreement rather than simply presenting it as a local Iraqi law. A compromise was reached and the law passed on December 23, 2008, with the Iraqi government agreeing to then sign bilateral agreements with the affected countries. Total invasion deployment Multi-National Force – Iraq units [REDACTED]   Norway – contributed with ARTHUR counter-battery radar systems, which pointed out 1,500 bombing targets during"

602-532: Is a former Defence Secretary , Transport Secretary , Leader of the House of Commons and Government Chief Whip . He had previously been a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Derbyshire from 1984 to 1994. Hoon was born in Derby , England, and is the son of railwayman Ernest Hoon and June Collett. He was privately educated at Nottingham High School , an independent school . He then read law at Jesus College, Cambridge from which he graduated in 1976. He

645-622: The 2003 invasion of Iraq . The decision of the Turkish parliament to do so, at the time, was seen as both a response against American interests in the Middle East , and a desire to keep Turkey out of the Iraq War. The Turkish government, however, allowed all humanitarian flights into and out of Turkey, such as the airlifting of wounded coalition forces. In March 2006, British newspaper, The Independent , reported that companies based within

688-588: The 2010 general election but according to the Financial Times he had "finally bowed to pressure" and on 11 February 2010, he announced that he would stand down as an MP at the next election . After his retirement from politics he helped to set up a consultancy firm "TaylorHoon Strategy". He is now Managing Director of International Business at helicopter-maker AgustaWestland . In April 2009, it emerged that Hoon had rented out his London home and claimed expenses on his constituency house, as approved by

731-716: The Lord Chancellor's Department , being promoted to the rank of Minister of State in the same department in 1998. In 1999, Hoon was briefly a minister at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office with responsibility for Asia, the Pacific, Middle East and North Africa. He entered the cabinet later in the year as the Secretary of State for Defence , at which time he became a member of the Privy Council . He served as

774-732: The Lord Privy Seal and the Leader of the House of Commons from the 2005 general election until 5 May 2006, when he was appointed as Minister for Europe. On 11 October 1999 Hoon was appointed Secretary of State for Defence . His term took him through the 2000 British military intervention in the Sierra Leone Civil War and the NATO intervention in the 2001 insurgency in the Republic of Macedonia . The rest of his term

817-527: The United Kingdom had received at least £1.1bn in contracts for reconstruction work in post-invasion Iraq . When U.S. forces withdrew in December 2011, 4,804 coalition military personnel had been killed in Iraq. This list, which includes withdrawn countries, lists those deaths. Combined Joint Task Force 7 Combined Joint Task Force 7 was the interim military formation that directed

860-523: The 1994 elections. He was elected to the House of Commons at the 1992 general election for Ashfield , making his maiden speech on 20 May 1992, following the retirement of the sitting Labour MP, Frank Haynes . He held the seat with a majority of 12,987 and remained as the MP until the 2010 general election . Towards the end of his political career, Hoon acquired the irreverent nickname Buff ( Buffoon ) as

903-524: The 2008 Labour Party Conference, Hoon became the Secretary of State for Transport on 3 October 2008. His former role as Labour Chief Whip was given to Nick Brown . In January 2009, Hoon gave the official go-ahead for the controversial expansion of Heathrow Airport . Later that same year, Transport Secretary Hoon oversaw the launch of the vehicle scrappage scheme ; which was intended to encourage motorists to scrap their older, more polluting vehicles for

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946-542: The CIA's so-called 'extraordinary rendition' programme, even though he knew nothing about the programme. Hoon, then Minister for Europe, was being quizzed in the wake of Dick Marty 's Council of Europe report which found extensive involvement of European countries, including Britain, in the US kidnapping and torture programme. In the reshuffle after the sudden resignation of the Secretary of State for Transport , Ruth Kelly , during

989-617: The Canadian media about the cause of the fire, blaming the UK for supplying an unsafe vessel, Hoon accompanied his condolences for Saunders by stating that Canada would be charged for the rescue and stating that Canada as the buyer had to beware . In Canada, many World War II veterans were outraged by his comments, considering Canada's sacrifice for Britain during both World Wars. Hoon was criticised by an international delegation of European MPs for evading questions about Britain's co-operation with

1032-741: The Fees Office of the House of Commons. For security reasons he was required to live in state-owned accommodation at Admiralty House . Whilst this was rent free it involved significant costs. He made clear that he had only claimed what he was entitled to under the rules of the House of Commons. Hoon was one of the MPs named in the 2010 sting operation on political lobbying by the Channel 4 Dispatches programme. Hoon told an undercover reporter that he wanted to translate his knowledge and contacts into something that "frankly makes money". On 22 March 2010 it

1075-399: The I MEF by what was to become Multinational Division South Center, 4th Infantry Division by 1st Infantry Division , with an Army National Guard Brigade (ARNG) attached, 1st Armored Division by 1st Cavalry Division , also with an ARNG Brigade attached, 3 ACR by 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, and 101st Airborne Division by a putative Multinational Division that in the event

1118-703: The Security Council unanimously approved resolution 1790 , which extended the mandate until December 31, 2008. In December 2008, the American and Iraqi governments signed the U.S.–Iraq Status of Forces Agreement , which covered only American troops. It allowed them to remain in the country until 2011, but changed the status on several issues. Iraq regains sovereignty of its airspace, gains sovereignty over American contractors U.S. forces who commit crimes, if they are both off-duty and off base. The U.S. were given until July 31, 2009 to withdraw from Iraqi cities and

1161-621: The U.S. effort in Iraq between June 2003 and May 2004. It replaced the Coalition Forces Land Component Command on 14 June 2003. CFLCC was the land forces component of United States Central Command that carried out the initial invasion of Iraq , was established by Commander, U.S. Army Forces Central Command, in 2002/3, to oversee two corps-sized organizations, I Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF) and V Corps . These two corps-level formations carried out Operation Iraqi Freedom which began on 20 March 2003. In

1204-590: The US/UK led invasion of Iraq began in 2003, following an admission by the Ministry of Defence that Britain had dropped 50 airborne cluster bombs in the south of Iraq and left behind up to 800 unexploded bomblets, it was put to Hoon in a Radio 4 interview that an Iraqi mother of a child killed by these cluster bombs would not thank the British Army. He replied "One day they might." Hoon continued, "I accept that in

1247-684: The United Arab Emirates donated military equipment, though purchased from Switzerland. As of September 2008, over 545,000 Iraqi security forces have been trained. In November 2006, the United Nations Security Council voted to extend the mandate of the multinational force in Iraq until the end of 2007. The move was requested by the Iraqi government , which said the troops were needed for another year while it built up its own security forces . In December 2007,

1290-520: The United Nations and the international community to work to facilitate Iraq ' s reconstruction. The majority of countries that deployed forces to Iraq generally confined them to their respective military installations, due to widespread violence throughout the country. The government of Iraq enjoyed broad international recognition, including from constituent countries of the Arab League . Jordan assisted in training of Iraqi security forces , and

1333-618: The United States. Many MNF-I member countries had received monetary gain, among other incentives from the United States, in return for their sending of military forces to Iraq, or otherwise supporting coalition forces during the Iraq War. Georgia , is believed to have sent soldiers to Iraq as an act of repayment for U.S. training of security forces that could potentially be deployed to the break-away regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia . Indeed, Georgian troops that were sent to Iraq have all undergone these training programs. Turkey

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1376-514: The first days of the war (the British minister of defence, Geoff Hoon , thanked Norway for its "robust" contribution). In early March 2007, Multi-National Force – Iraq announced that it had launched an official YouTube channel for the first time. The channel's videos have over eight million views. The stated purpose of the YouTube channel is to "document action as it appeared to personnel on

1419-644: The ground and in the air as it was shot." The video clips posted to the site are edited for "time, security reasons, and/or overly disturbing or offensive images." Critics of the war have argued that, in addition to direct incentives, the involvement of other members of the coalition was in response for indirect benefits, such as support for North Atlantic Treaty Organization membership or other military and financial aid. Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet , stated in April 2006, that Estonian military forces were to remain in Iraq due to Estonia's "important partnership" with

1462-488: The result of a joke told by fellow Labour Party colleague Peter Kilfoyle . In Parliament, Hoon was promoted by Tony Blair in 1994 when he was appointed as an opposition whip , and in 1995 he joined the frontbench team as a spokesman on Trade and Industry. Following the 1997 general election he became a member of the government of Tony Blair as the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at

1505-429: The short term the consequences are terrible. No one minimises those and I'm not seeking to do so," he said. "But what I am saying is that this is a country that has been brutalised for decades by this appalling regime and that the restoration of that country to its own people, the possibility of their deciding for themselves their future ... and indeed the way in which they go about their lives, ultimately, yes, that will be

1548-526: The whole agreement was subject to a referendum of Iraqi voters held prior to June 30, 2009. If the referendum failed to approve the agreement, the Iraqi government would have given the U.S. until July 31, 2010 to withdraw completely. On December 18, 2008 the Iraqi government published a law that covered the status of non-U.S. foreign forces in the country from the end of the U.N.'s mandate on December 31, 2008 through to their withdrawal on July 31, 2009. The Iraqi parliament voted on Saturday December 20, 2008, after

1591-615: Was "over". Brown later referred to the call for a secret ballot as a "form of silliness". After the failed coup there was a backlash against Hoon which flowed over into his Ashfield constituency in Nottinghamshire where some Labour party members wanted to deselect him. During the Iraq Inquiry , Hoon said that the first he knew of the 45-minute Iraq weapon claim was when he read it in the dossier on Iraq's weapons in September 2002. Hoon had said that he would defend his seat at

1634-734: Was a lecturer in the Faculty of Law at the University of Leeds from 1976 to 1982 and was a sub-warden at Devonshire Hall. He was called to the bar at Gray's Inn in 1978, and was also a visiting Law Professor at the University of Louisville , Kentucky, from 1979 to 1980. In 1982, Hoon became a practising barrister in Nottingham . Hoon was elected as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Derbyshire in 1984 and served in Brussels and Strasbourg for ten years. In 1988, he drafted

1677-596: Was damaged by the heavy seas when trying to get to the Chicoutimi but another the LÉ Aoife was able to reach her and took over from British Royal Navy frigates HMS Montrose and Marlborough as the scene coordinator on the 6th of October. Three crewmen were airlifted to Sligo General Hospital in Ireland where Lt(N) Chris Saunders died subsequently from the effects of smoke inhalation. Following claims made in

1720-639: Was dominated by the start of the War on Terror in 2001, including British participation in both the War in Afghanistan , Operation Herrick , and the 2003 invasion of Iraq , Operation Telic . Asserting the importance of deterrence, in a 2003 interview on the BBC's Breakfast with Frost , Hoon asserted that the UK was willing to use nuclear weapons against Iraqi forces "in the right circumstances, namely in extreme self defence." On 23 June 2003, Hoon, following

1763-533: Was never formed. In the event, the 101st was replaced by Task Force Olympia. The complete OIF-2 rotation to brigade level under CJTF-7 was as follows (although OIF-1 and OIF-3 units were present at virtually every point during OIF-2): Headquarters: III Corps Geoff Hoon Geoffrey William Hoon (born 6 December 1953) is a British Labour Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ashfield in Nottinghamshire from 1992 to 2010. He

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1806-552: Was offered approximately $ 8.5 billion in loans in exchange for sending 10,000 peacekeeping troops in 2003. Even though the United States did say the loans and the sending of troops to Iraq were not directly linked, it also said the loans are contingent upon "cooperation" on Iraq. The Turkish government swiftly rejected all offers of financial aid, and on March 1, 2003, the Turkish Grand National Assembly rejected sending military forces to help participate in

1849-480: Was selected to lead the new force, drawing on the V Corps staff with senior officer augmentation from across the army. The United States deployed more than seventy-eight percent of the soldiers in the occupying coalition with the majority of other troops coming from the United Kingdom and the rest made up from several other allies. Their status as Coalition Provisional Authority , or "Occupying Powers" under

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