BBC: Known in the military as “ghost soldiers”, they either did not exist or no longer reported for duty, however their salaries were still paid…
A statement from the PM’s office said the payments have been stopped…
Correspondents say rampant corruption in the Iraqi army is seen as one of the reasons why it has struggled to contain Islamic State militants… (more)
EDITOR: A tragedy of the Barck Obama presidency has been the need to try to clean up the mess created by George W. Bush and Dick Chaney. Even the next president will have to bear that load.
