Iraq: Al Anbar troops leave army in droves
Stars & Stripes
06/11/06
Iraqi soldiers in Al Anbar province are leaving their army in droves, draining much-needed manpower from fledgling Iraqi security forces and preventing U.S. troops from reducing troop strength in the volatile region, U.S. and Iraqi military officials say. Lousy living conditions, bad food and failure to receive regular pay are the main reasons behind the exodus, which is running at least several hundred soldiers a month, the officials say...
http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=37831
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
06/11/06
Iraqi soldiers in Al Anbar province are leaving their army in droves, draining much-needed manpower from fledgling Iraqi security forces and preventing U.S. troops from reducing troop strength in the volatile region, U.S. and Iraqi military officials say. Lousy living conditions, bad food and failure to receive regular pay are the main reasons behind the exodus, which is running at least several hundred soldiers a month, the officials say...
http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=37831
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
rudkla - 12. Jun, 16:10
