Iraq has Become a Recruiting Ground for Russia’s War Machine

I have been saying here on my blog for some time that the Russo-Ukrainian War is like World War III given all the involved countries!

Google AI search confirms these recruiting efforts by Putin the Terrible!

"... The videos are undeniable. Iraqi boys, some barely out of their teens, stand in Russian uniforms on the frozen frontlines of Ukraine. One of them shivers in the snow and says to the camera that he is “on the frontlines” and may not return. Another confesses: "Don’t let anyone fool you, there is no safety here, the danger is above 95 percent.”

Why would anyone choose this fate? Because recruiters promise them what Iraq has never given them: money, land, and a future. One Iraqi fighter explained the deal in brutal terms—foreign recruits receive a signing bonus of $10,000 to $20,000, a monthly salary of $2,500, a piece of land, and a Russian passport after a year of service. Another adds that if he dies, his family will receive $200,000 in compensation—if his body is ever recovered. In Baghdad, the government offers nothing but unemployment and humiliation. In Moscow, the offer is death packaged as an opportunity. ..."

Iraq Becomes a Recruiting Ground for Russia’s War Machine "Desperation, corruption, and foreign influence are turning young Iraqis into cannon fodder for Russia’s army, dying in a war that has nothing to do with them."