Independent Commission on the Security Forces of Iraq The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) provided support to an independent commission appointed by Congress to conduct an assessment of the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF). Chaired by General James Jones, USMC (Ret.), the Independent Commission on the Security Forces of Iraq reported to Congress in September 2007 on the readiness of the Iraqi Security Forces, their capabilities, and how support and training by U.S. forces contributes to the effectiveness of the ISF. Download report Iraq Study Group CSIS is a partner organization of the Iraq Study Group (ISG) and our experts have contributed to its work. The ISG report can be downloaded here. Many CSIS experts commented on the ISG report in the days after its release. That commentary is available here.
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