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Pentagon: 1/3 Of New Iraqi Soldiers Quit Army

HeadlineDec 11, 2003

Meanwhile defense officials said Wednesday that one third of the Iraqis who were trained as soldiers by U.S.-occupying forces have since quit the new Iraqi army. The U.S. was hoping to quickly form a 700-man Iraqi battalion but 250 of the soldiers have already quit.

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