VOL. XLVI

No 26

30-June-2003

IRAQ

IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION

US Firm Wins $48Mn Contract To Rebuild Iraqi Army

The military training arm of the US defense group Northrop Grumman, the Vinnell Corporation, has been awarded a contract worth $48mn over one year to begin the work of rebuilding the Iraqi army which was disbanded by US overseer in Iraq, Paul Bremer, on 23 May (MEES, 2 June). Recruitment for a new light infantry force which will eventually number around 40,000 troops to guard Iraqs borders and...