Sep 2

Iraqi army needs US help: commanders<br />
    (AFP)<br />

AFP - Iraq cannot yet sustain its army despite having managed to quell a violent insurgency, US and local commanders told AFP, raising the prospect that American troops will stay on beyond 2011.

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Sep 2

US looks at bolstering funding for Yemeni military<br />
    (AFP)<br />

AFP - US commanders have proposed spending up to 1.2 billion dollars over five years on Yemen’s security forces, reflecting US worries about Al-Qaeda’s presence in the region, officials said Thursday.

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