A military parade for Army Day in Iraq - the first since the withdrawal of U.S. forces at the end of last year.<br/> Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki attends the parade in Baghdad which marked the 91st anniversary of the founding of Iraq's armed forces.<br/> Various formations of soldiers, tanks, armoured vehicles and bomb-defusing military vehicles parade in Baghdad's fortified Green Zone.<br/> Rockets were fired against the Zone during the parade but no casualties were reported.<br/> The rocket attack comes a day after a series of bombs hit a mainly Shi'ite Muslim area in the capital and left at least 73 dead and scores wounded - the worst attack in Baghdad since August.<br/> Iraq's security forces number around 900,000 according to the government and is largely trained by Americans.<br/> But it is not yet fully equipped to fight against a stubborn insurgency - the country remains a major battleground for Al Quaeda and its affiliates - and provide a strong external defence.<br/> Sunita Rappai, Reuters
