The three council members released a statement today saying such a force would represent "an extension of Saddam's army."
Unconfirmed reports say the U.S. military has appointed Muhammad Latif, a former army commander under Saddam Hussein, to lead the so-called Al-Fallujah Brigade. Previously, it was thought that another former Iraqi general, Jassim Muhammad Salih, would take that post.
Meanwhile, fighting between militants and U.S. forces flared in the southern Iraqi city of Al-Najaf again today. Two Iraqis, including a policeman, were reportedly killed in the violence.
(AP/Reuters/AFP)
Unconfirmed reports say the U.S. military has appointed Muhammad Latif, a former army commander under Saddam Hussein, to lead the so-called Al-Fallujah Brigade. Previously, it was thought that another former Iraqi general, Jassim Muhammad Salih, would take that post.
Meanwhile, fighting between militants and U.S. forces flared in the southern Iraqi city of Al-Najaf again today. Two Iraqis, including a policeman, were reportedly killed in the violence.
(AP/Reuters/AFP)