When will the Iraqi Army be ready to take the lead in the fight against insurgents? Some U.S. military commanders point to the 1 and the 3rd Iraqi Army Brigades as examples of both the setbacks ...

Iraq and the United States have drawn upon Hussein-era soldiers, many of them from the ruling Baath Party, to rebuild Iraq's military. IE 11 is not supported.

The U.S. Army has given various answers to the question of how many Level 1 battalions exist in the Iraqi army, but the spread is pretty tight, between 1 and 3.

The Punisher skull logo seen painted on the helmet of an Iraqi army soldier patrolling in Baghdad in 2007. Patrick Baz—AFP/Getty Images ...