Iraqi army 'had 50,000 ghost troops' on payroll

An investigation into corruption in the Iraqi army has revealed that there were 50,000 false names on its payroll. Known in the military as "ghost soldiers", they either did not exist or no longer reported for duty, however their salaries were still paid. via Pocket http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-30269343#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa