Iraqi Defence Minister Khaled al-Obeidi speaks to the media in Amman December 22, 2014. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed
AMMAN (Reuters) - Jordan will begin training the first group of army troops from neighbouring Iraq in the next few weeks as part of the international effort to fight Islamic State, the Iraqi defence minister said on Monday.
Speaking after meeting Jordanian King Abdullah, Khaled al Obeidi said Amman would also supply the Iraqi army with arms needed for its drawn-out fight against the radical Islamists who have seized wide swathes of the north and west of his country.
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