Wow, so the AFPC website does talk about the C-172...and the C-208!
Listing also says that all IPs must be PIT grads or previous FTU instructors.
A quick Google showed this gem from 16 August:
Cessna was awarded a $10.6 million contract for 18 C-172 single-engine piston aircraft for use by the Iraqi Air Force for introductory pilot training. It includes one year of logistics support services in Iraq.
Of the total, $7.5 million has been obligated for eight C-172 aircraft and the one year of support and spare parts. The remaining 10 aircraft are order options that may be purchased at a later date.
Deliveries to Iraq will begin in October and continue through September 2008, the Department of Defense said.