Useful Acronyms in Iraq

Anti Aircraft (AA), Baghdad International Airport (BIAP), Call sign (c/s), Checkpoint/s (CP), Civilian Military Information Center (CIMIC), Controlled Risk Group (CRG), District Advisory Council (DAC), Drive by shooting (Dbs), Facility Protection Service (FPS), Former Regime Loyalists (FRL), Hospital (H), Hand-Grenade (HG), Highway (HWY), Improvised Explosive Device (IED), Indirect Fire (IDF), Interim Government (IG), Interim Government Forces (IGF), Iraqi Citizens (IZ), Iraqi Highway Patrol (IHP), Iraqi National Intelligence Service (INIS), Iraqi Police (IP), Iraq Security Forces (ISF), Mortar Bomb (MB), Mehdi Militia (MM), Method of Operation (MOO), Military Police (MP), Multi-National Forces (MNF), Neighborhood Advisory Council (NAC), No Further Information (NFI), Private Security Company (PSC), Private Security Detail (PSD), Remote Control (RC), Roadside Bomb (RSB), Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG), Small Arms Fire (SAF), Surface to Air Missile (SAM), Tactical Check Points (TCP), Terrorist Tactics & Procedures (TTPs), Unexploded Ordnance (UXO), Under Vehicle Booby-Trap (UVBT), Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED).