
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.

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.

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.