Iraq PM fires officials over 'ghost soldiers'

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  • 9 years ago
The Iraqi prime minister has fired dozens of top officials after the government uncovered an estimated 50,000 'ghost soldiers' in the military payroll. Al Jazeera's Nicole Johnston reports. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/

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