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Iraqi lawmakers were due on Sunday to examine a bill seeking to reestablish military conscription in the country, before the first reading was postponed. Service in the armed forces was mandatory in Iraq from 1935 up until 2003, when a US-led invasion toppled former dictator Saddam Hussein. A first reading of the bill was scheduled to be held on Sunday but was postponed to Tuesday, the parliament’s press service said, without specifying the reason for the postponement. The bill would pave the way for the conscription of young men aged 18 to 35, for terms between three and 18 months depending o…