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Iraqi Soldiers Refuse Deployment Alongside US Troops

HeadlineAug 29, 2006

In other Iraq news, United Press International is reporting at least two new Iraqi military units have refused to go into battle. Just last week, about 100 Iraqi soldiers refused to be deployed alongside US troops in Baghdad in a mission called Operation Together Forward. Another group of Iraqi troops has refused orders to fight alongside the US in Ramadi.

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