Iraq's defunct military industry
Some Iraqi parties are calling for the reactivation of the Military Industry Commission, a relic of Saddam Hussein's rule, in order to jump-start investment.
![MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ-WORKSHOP A metalworker fixes a tank, known as Duldul, in Basra, southeast of Baghdad March 4, 2015. In a military scrapyard in the southern Iraqi desert, abandoned army equipment sat for years waiting to be melted down to steel bars. Now, thanks to new conflict and a resourceful old mechanic, some of the rusty warhorses have won a reprieve. Picture taken March 4, 2015. REUTERS/Essam Al-Sudani (IRAQ - Tags: CONFLICT MILITARY) - RTR4SX7P](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2015/07/RTR4SX7P.jpg/RTR4SX7P.jpg?h=f7822858&itok=dV8Rdav3)
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