Topic: Mohammed al-Askari

Iraq to reinstate 20,000 officers from Saddam's army

AFP Global Edition - 720 days ago
More than 20,000 army officers who served under deposed Iraqi president Saddam Hussein are to be reinstated, a defence ministry spokesman said on Thursday."Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki gave his consent to reinstate 20,400 officers" who had made a request ...

Iraq's January death toll 'lowest since invasion'

AFP Global Edition - 1109 days ago
One hundred and forty Iraqi civilians were killed in violence across the country last month, the lowest toll since the US-led invasion of 2003, authorities said on Sunday.Casualty figures compiled by the defence, interior and health ministries showed that 27 members ...