The 11th Infantry Division is a formation (military) of the Iraqi Army

Iraqi Army

The Iraqi Army is the land component of the Iraqi military, active in various forms since being formed by the British during their mandate over the country after World War I....

. Its headquarters is located in the former Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence (Iraq)

The Ministry of Defence is the Iraq government agency responsible for Defence of Iraq. It is also involved with internal security.- Authority :...

 building in Baghdad

Baghdad

Baghdad is the capital of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Governorate. The population of Baghdad in 2011 is approximately 7,216,040...

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Division units:

• 42nd Infantry Brigade ('Tigers') - Adhamiyah (NE Baghdad) (former 2nd Brigade, 6th Division)
• 43rd Infantry Brigade - Western Baghdad
• 44th Infantry Brigade - Sadr City
• 45th Infantry Brigade - Eastern Baghdad (planned to be operational in 2008)

The 11th Division was put in place at the end of 2007 as part of the Iraq War troop surge of 2007

Iraq War troop surge of 2007

In the context of the Iraq War, the surge refers to United States President George W. Bush's 2007 increase in the number of American troops in order to provide security to Baghdad and Al Anbar Province....

 and the Baghdad Security Plan. It was formed from an experienced brigade, the 2nd Brigade, 6th Division

6th Division (Iraq)

The 6th Division is a formation of the Iraqi Army, first formed after 1959, converted to armoured status by 1973, but disbanded in 2003. It was reformed as part of the new army in August 2005....

 (which became its 1st Brigade) and received the help of the 4th Brigade of the 1st Division

1st Division (Iraq)

The 1st Division, Iraqi Army is a formation of the Army formed c.2005-2007.The 1st Division was originally formed from the battalions of the Iraqi Intervention Force....

 (which is still operating in Baghdad au côté de la 11th Division), to which were added two newly formed brigades and one still forming at the time. It played a significant role in the Siege of Sadr City

Siege of Sadr City

The Siege of Sadr City was a blockade of the Shi'a district of northeastern Baghdad carried out by U.S. and Iraqi government forces in an attempt to destroy the main power base of the insurgent Mahdi Army in Baghdad...

 from April 2008. The division's area of responsibility

Area of responsibility

Area Of Responsibility is a pre-defined geographic region assigned to a Combatant commanders of the Unified Command Plan , that are used to define an area with specific geographic boundaries where they have the authority to plan and conduct operations; for which a force, or component commander...

 is the east of Baghdad

Baghdad

Baghdad is the capital of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Governorate. The population of Baghdad in 2011 is approximately 7,216,040...

. Its soldier numbers are low compared to a standard infantry division and it may become an armoured division.