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Iraq says it found 50,000 'ghost soldiers' on payroll

2014/12/01 17:33:56 @Reuters: World News

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's new government has discovered 50,000 "ghost soldiers" who received army salaries without showing up for work, a practice which accelerated the military's collapse in the face of Islamic State fighters six months ago.
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