June 17, 2015 - US acknowledges tough outlook in Iraq
Jun 18, 2015, 05:21 PM
US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter told Congress the United States has fallen woefully short of training 24,000 members of the Iraqi armed forces. His testimony on Capitol Hill came as doctors based in Syria also appeared before US lawmakers, claiming President Bashar al-Assad has systematically weaponized chlorine bombs. Simon's report aired on Radio New Zealand's "Checkpoint" programme.