▁Council ▁was ▁dissol ved , ▁though ▁there ▁was ▁heavy ▁overlap ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁gover ning ▁bodies . ▁ ▁The ▁U . S .- led ▁Co al ition ▁Pro vis ional ▁Author ity , ▁for ▁administrative ▁purposes , ▁divided ▁Ira q ▁into ▁four ▁security ▁zones ▁( see ▁map ): ▁a ▁North ▁zone ▁in ▁the ▁Mos ul ▁– ▁Kir ku k ▁region , ▁a ▁Central ▁zone ▁in ▁the ▁Bag hd ad ▁– ▁T ik rit ▁region , ▁a ▁Southern ▁Central ▁zone ▁in ▁the ▁Kar b ala ▁region ▁and ▁a ▁South ▁zone ▁in ▁the ▁Bas ra ▁region . ▁The ▁northern ▁and ▁central ▁zones ▁are ▁g arrison ed ▁by ▁U . S . ▁troops , ▁while ▁the ▁Southern ▁Central ▁zone ▁is ▁a ▁g arrison ed ▁by ▁a ▁Multi - National ▁Division ▁under ▁Polish ▁command ▁and ▁the ▁South ▁zone ▁is ▁g arrison ed ▁by ▁a ▁Multi - National ▁Division ▁under ▁British ▁command . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁months ▁of ▁the ▁occupation , ▁lo oting ▁and ▁v andal ism ▁slow ed ▁the ▁rest oration ▁of ▁basic ▁services ▁such ▁as ▁water , ▁electric ity , ▁and ▁san itation . ▁By ▁Spring ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁these ▁services ▁were ▁mostly ▁restored ▁to ▁pre - war ▁levels . ▁O ng o ing ▁work ▁is ▁continu ing ▁to ▁provide ▁sufficient ▁san itation . ▁Une ven ▁power ▁distribution ▁remained ▁a ▁problem ▁through ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁with ▁the ▁Bag hd ad ▁area ▁continu ing ▁to ▁have ▁periodic ▁black outs . ▁On ▁ 2 8 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 5