▁Pers ian ▁G ulf ▁War , ▁but ▁the ▁ones ▁that ▁did ▁were ▁used ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁invasion ▁of ▁Ira q ▁– ▁with ▁similar ▁results . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁war ▁the ▁newly ▁formed ▁New ▁Ira qi ▁Army ▁oper ates ▁B MP - 1 s . ▁They ▁are ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Mechan ized ▁Brigade ▁which ▁is ▁based ▁in ▁T aj i . ▁It ▁also ▁assumed ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁security ▁mission ▁of ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Def ense ▁by ▁station ing ▁B MP - 1 s ▁in ▁the ▁M OD ▁grounds . ▁The ▁New ▁Ira qi ▁Army ▁oper ates ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 4 3 4 ▁B MP - 1 s ▁including ▁ 1 0 0 ▁( 3 6 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁and ▁ 6 4 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ) ▁B MP - 1 A 1 ▁' O st ' ▁from ▁Greece . ▁ ▁United ▁States ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁acquired ▁its ▁first ▁B MP - 1 ▁prior ▁to ▁ 1 ▁October ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁US ▁forces ▁also ▁captured ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁B MP - 1 s ▁from ▁Ira q ▁during ▁the ▁First ▁Pers ian ▁G ulf ▁War ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁invasion ▁of ▁Ira q . ▁The ▁vehicles ▁were ▁tested ▁on ▁prov ing ▁grounds ▁and ▁three ▁were ▁then ▁given ▁to ▁museum s , ▁including ▁one ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁National ▁Infantry ▁Museum , ▁Fort ▁Ben ning . ▁It ▁was ▁captured ▁by ▁the ▁ 2 4 th ▁Mechan ized ▁Infantry ▁Division