▁the ▁Ira qi ▁Ar med ▁Forces , ▁conducted ▁military ▁operations ▁against ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁ins ur gency . ▁The ▁role ▁of ▁Ira qi ▁government ▁forces ▁in ▁providing ▁security ▁increased ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Article ▁ 4 2 ▁of ▁the ▁H ague ▁Convention , ▁" ter rit ory ▁is ▁considered ▁occupied ▁when ▁it ▁is ▁actually ▁placed ▁under ▁the ▁authority ▁of ▁the ▁host ile ▁army ." ▁The ▁International ▁Human itar ian ▁Law ▁Research ▁In iti ative ▁states : ▁" the ▁word ing ▁of ▁Security ▁Council ▁resolution ▁ 1 5 4 6   .   .   . ▁indicates ▁that , ▁regardless ▁of ▁how ▁the ▁situation ▁is ▁character ized , ▁international ▁human itar ian ▁law ▁will ▁apply ▁to ▁it ." ▁ ▁There ▁may ▁be ▁situations ▁where ▁the ▁former ▁occup ier ▁will ▁maintain ▁a ▁military ▁presence ▁in ▁the ▁country , ▁with ▁the ▁agreement ▁of ▁the ▁legit imate ▁government ▁under ▁a ▁security ▁arrangement ▁( e . g ., ▁U . S . ▁military ▁presence ▁in ▁Japan ▁and ▁Germany ). ▁The ▁leg ality ▁of ▁such ▁agreement ▁and ▁the ▁legit im acy ▁of ▁the ▁national ▁authorities ▁signing ▁it ▁are ▁subject ▁to ▁international ▁recognition , ▁where by ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁international ▁community ▁re - est ab lish ▁diplom atic ▁and ▁political ▁relations ▁with ▁the ▁national ▁government . ▁ ▁The ▁United ▁Nations ▁Security ▁Council ▁Resol ution ▁ 1 5 4 6 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁looked ▁forward ▁to ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁occupation ▁and ▁the ▁assumption ▁of ▁full