The correct reference citation is:
The local military commander, Brigadier Jabar Karram al-Taee, is a shrewd and effective soldier, who commands the 17th division of the Iraqi army. He and his men hold the key to Baghdad. If they fail to stop IS, the city itself will be in real danger.
http://latestnewsusedition.blogspot.com/2014/...
"Brig" in #0 seems to be made-up.

The Iraqi Army rank is "AMID" (عميد). See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraqi_Army_ranks...
German Brigadegeneral
English Brigadier General
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rank_insignias_o...
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dienstgradabzeic...

A) - The local military commander, Brigadier Jabar Karram al-Taee, is a shrewd and effective soldier, ...
- Brig Karram's men are in full charge here.

http://latestnewsusedition.blogspot.de/2014/1...

B) Noun
1 brigadier - a general officer ranking below a major generalbrigadier - a general officer ranking below a major general
brigadier general
general officer - officers in the Army or Air Force or Marines above the rank of colonel

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A) Citations in one and the same report: Brigadier = Brig

wmw, mich erinnert "Brig" an Abkürzungen wie "Det." für "Detective", "Lt." für "Lieutenant", die sicher im schriftlichen Anwendung finden, aber bestimmt nicht im gesprochenen Englisch. Aber vielleicht können sich ENS noch dazu äußern.

That's right, cassandra.
"Brig" (capitalized) is not a word.
"Brig" (capitalized) is an abbreviation for "Brigadier" and "Brig" (capitalized) is pronounced /brɪɡəˈdɪə/.
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/....
Click on the blue Pronunciation

The only time "brig" (lowercase) is pronounced /brɪɡ/ is when it refers to a two-masted square-rigged ship, typically having an additional lower fore-and-aft sail on the gaff and a boom to the mainmast; or a prison, especially on a warship; or (in Scotland & northern England) a bridge.
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/...

Thanks, Agalinis.

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In LEO, there is no tag for abbreviations, only for
"words".
Brig = (abbr.) Brigadier
BG = (Abk.) Brigadegeneral

Trotzdem sollte man drauf hinweisen, dass es in der Schriftsprache benutzt wird, um zu vermeiden, dass jemand in einem Gespräch "Brig XY" erwähnt und verständnislose Blicke erntet und sich dann auf "Leo" beruft.