A final mechanized division was said to be staying in the capital.
"But they still have sixteen mechanized divisions for us to deal with."
The 8th Infantry is a mechanized division with about 21,000 officers and enlisted men.
A mechanized division, however, remains near Erbil, intelligence officials said.
This means they function without the vehicles of a mechanized division and thus can be deployed more swiftly.
But it was a mechanized division, and only a fraction could carry out patrols on foot.
Our intelligence suggests the presence of two mechanized divisions, but if they're there, they haven't advanced to establish contact with us.
The 3rd ID was organized at that time as a heavy mechanized division.
A mechanized division, however, normally has more than 200 tanks and several hundred infantry fighting vehicles.
Although designated as an infantry division, it was actually a mechanized division.