It first saw action in the initial Iraqi invasion of Khuzestan,[3] and fought in several battles during the first phases of the Iran-Iraq War.

..[i]ts facilities occupy the greater portion of Camp Taji, Iraq, in scores of refurbished buildings that once belonged to the Republican Guard, and much of its equipment was salvaged' from the old regime's junk.

[12] The 9th Armoured Division has a territorial security mission in the region north of Baghdad, but it is also one of the principal reaction rapid formations of the Iraqi Army.

After the renumbering of brigades of the army, its subordinate formations included: The artillery is a mix of M198, M109, and BM21s in the 9th Armoured Division.

Its 4th Brigade received 35 refurbished EE-9 Cascavel armoured cars from the United States in January 2008;[14][15] these are now operated by the 37th Mechanized.

[16] In the prelude to the American withdrawal from Iraq, additional purchases of LAV-25s and parts for mothballed French Panhard AML-90s were also reported – presumably to supplement the other reconnaissance vehicles already in service.