Wednesday, 5 October 2011

Iraq troop talks stuck on issue of immunity (AP)

FILE - In this Dec. 23, 2007 file photo, U.S. army soldiers from Blackfoot Company, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, run to take defensive positions during a firefight on the outskirts of Muqdadiyah, Iraq. Iraqi leaders said Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011 they need U.S. military trainers to stay beyond a year-end deadline for American forces to leave but that the troops should not be granted immunity from prosecution. (AP Photo/Marko Drobnjakovic, File)AP - The question of whether American troops who stay in Iraq to train Iraqi forces would have immunity from local prosecution is shaping up to be the most contentious issue as the two countries try to hammer out an agreement on whether to keep a small training force here next year.



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