Iraq needs U.S. trainers after troops leave: Zebari (Reuters)

Reuters - Iraq will need U.S. military trainers even after American combat troops leave this year, ending a mission that began with the 2003 invasion to topple Saddam Hussein, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari said.

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