The U.S. military is back training troops in Iraq, but it’s a little different this time

The Washington Post’s Loveday Morris captures video of U.S. troops putting Iraqi soldiers through trainings designed to build the capacity of the Iraqi army, enabling them to launch counteroffensives against Islamic State extremists. (Loveday Morris and Ashleigh Joplin/The Washington Post)

By Loveday Morris January 8 at 4:27 PM
CAMP TAJI, Iraq — Years after the U.S. military tried to create a new army in Iraq — at a cost of over $25 billion — American trainers have returned to help rebuild the country’s fighting force.

But this time, things are different.

The U.S. military is back training troops in Iraq, but it’s a little different this time.odt by Thavam Ratna