▁Ira qi ▁officers ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁have ▁a ▁major ▁role ▁to ▁play ▁" in ▁building ▁a ▁new ▁Ira q ." ▁ ▁However , ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁the ▁Bush ▁Administration ▁established ▁the ▁" Co al ition ▁Pro vis ional ▁Author ity " ▁( CP A ) ▁to ▁take ▁control ▁of ▁Ira q ' s ▁domestic ▁affairs ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁US ▁military . ▁Tw elve ▁days ▁later , ▁Paul ▁Bre mer , ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁C PA , ▁issued ▁an ▁order ▁dissol ving ▁the ▁entire ▁Ira qi ▁military , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁most ▁civil ian ▁employees ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁government , ▁and ▁p led ged ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁new ▁military ▁and ▁government ▁from ▁scratch . ▁One ▁" unt aint ed ▁by ▁any ▁t ies ▁to ▁S add am ' s ▁regime ," ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁C PA . ▁The ▁Ira qi ▁army ' s ▁ab rupt ▁end , ▁against ▁the ▁protest s ▁of ▁many ▁US ▁field ▁command ers , ▁spark ed ▁immediate ▁ri oting ▁among ▁former ▁Ira qi ▁soldiers . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁bro ader ▁civil ▁un rest ▁as ▁un emp loyment ▁sky ro cket ed ▁to ▁ 7 0 % ▁and ▁pract ically ▁every ▁government ▁service , ▁from ▁the ▁police ▁to ▁tr ash ▁collect ors , ▁ended ▁without ▁warning . ▁So on , ▁large ▁numbers ▁of ▁former ▁Ira qi ▁military ▁personnel ▁al lied ▁with ▁the ▁surv iving ▁Ba ' ath ▁loyal ists ▁and ▁formed ▁gu err illa ▁units , ▁ign iting ▁an ▁eight - year ▁ins