The Iraqi government is facing public fury after bomb detection vehicles that could have prevented Islamic State suicide attacks were deliberately left unused in the months before a devastating attack in Baghdad. Opposition MPs have claimed that the equipment became a pawn in a turf war between the interior and defence ministries over who had responsibility for defending the capital. Haider al-Abadi, the prime minister, has ordered an investigation into why 76 vehicles owned by the interior ministry were left in garages for months, despite an Isis bombing campaign against Baghdad. The US defence department reported a $102 million contract…

Source: The Times July 25, 2016 20:03 UTC