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The first reading of a measure to reinstate military conscription in Iraq that was scheduled to take place on Sunday, has been postponed. From 1935 until 2003, when a US-led operation deposed previous tyrant Saddam Hussein, military service in Iraq was required. The parliament's press office said that the first reading of the measure, which was originally set for Sunday, has been moved to Tuesday. The press agency did not provide a justification for the postponement.

Iraq is taking a U-turn after it had planned on reinstating conscription nearly two decades after the armed forces were dissolved.

Service in the armed forces was mandatory in Iraq from 1935 up until 2003.

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Baghdad: Iraqi lawmakers were due on Sunday to examine a bill seeking to reestablish military conscription in the country, before the first reading wa...