US Army soldiers training Iraqi troops at the Taji base, north of Baghdad (AFP Photo / Ahmad Al-Rubaye)
The Hill: US training base in Iraq hasn't seen a new recruit in weeks
The U.S. mission in Iraq has stalled at one of five coalition training sites because the central government has not been sending new recruits, according to defense officials.
Baghdad has not identified or sent any new recruits to the Al Asad air base in western Iraq for as many as four to six weeks, defense officials said Monday.
The U.S. is currently training 2,601 Iraqi forces, but none of them are at Al Asad, officials said.
"Al Asad has zero. And Al Asad has had zero now for some time," said one defense official on background.
WNU Editor: I am shaking my head right now.
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