What does FRE stand for?

Former Regime Element (supporters of Hussein Iraqi regime)

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Military and Government

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Samples in periodicals archive:

Such weakness could only be exploited by outside actors not beholden to the political game, such as former regime elements.

Iraq-elections-Sunnis

Mosul has thousands of former regime elements and former high ranking Baathists.

Mosul, where Iraq's insurgency still rages

The first group that profits from an outsize focus on AQI are former regime elements, and the tribal chiefs with whom they are often allied.

The myth of Aqi: fighting Al-Qaeda in Iraq is the last big for ...

He said: We cannot delay the election because there are terrorists and murderers and former regime elements who are trying to keep that election from happening, to delay it".

ARAB-US RELATIONS - Jan 13 - Powell Sees Some US Troops Leaving Iraq ...

Many believe that Sunni Arabs and former regime elements were responsible for the violence; however, Sunnis were also often among the victims.

Iraq

Nichols characterized the insurgency in Iraq as a combination of former regime elements, Sunni and Shiite extremists, thugs and a lot of people "with no place to go.

U.S. Central Command Naval chief foresees more volatility in the ...

Of course, if it is the case that American soldiers are being fired on, American soldiers are going to have to fire back and take action to make sure these insurgents, these former regime elements and terrorists, can't disrupt the political process," he said.

Blair defends US military strategy

``Of course,if it is the case that American soldiers are being fired on,American soldiers are going to have to fire back and take action to make sure these insurgents, these former regime elements and terrorists,can't disrupt the political process,''he said.

Blair defends US action in Fallujah