Khaled Al Obeidi

Iraq Says Rebuilding of Army Still in Early Stages

Iraqi Defence Minister Khaled al-Obeidi said today that the Iraqi military has started rebuilding after its near total collapse last summer but that the effort is still in its initial phase. "We are still in the very early steps; some of these steps might be painful, but we must endure," Obeidi said in a televised address on the national holiday Ar...