The Iraqi government has called for the return of junior officers from Saddam Hussein's disbanded army to join up again.
This directly contradicts the American directive, issued in 2003.
The rationale being that the current security forces in Iraq need to be boosted.
Former officers, up to the rank of major, are eligible for reinstatement by applying in November at recruitment centres in six cities across Iraq.
The dissolution of the 400,000 Iraqi Army, in May 2003, is widely regarded by many to have been a terrible mistake.
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