The focus of this paper is on disasters caused by humans; particularly by war operations and terrorism, because of
their vital importance especially due to the consequences, developments and sudden changes that are witnessed at
global and regional levels. As a consequence this requires effective preparation, scientific planning and continuous
training to achieve a high readiness as well as an immediate response to address these crises and disasters.
Accordingly, this paper evaluates the current disaster response management in Iraq and identifies the weaknesses
and the strengths of the current administrative system in all its elements. It also highlights the problems and defects
in each component of the system. The organization of disaster management for Iraq will be discussed, particularly
the immediate response of the system, which is considered one of the important sectors of the disaster cycle as
described in Figure 1 below. This immediate response system contributes to disaster recovery of all kinds and
reduces the damage to lives and properties