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Bulgaria to move Iraq contingent to Baghdad
Sofia (AFP) May 22, 2008 Bulgaria's 155-strong military contingent in Iraq will be moved to Baghdad from guard duties inside a refugee camp on the border with Iran, the government said Thursday. The Bulgarian peacekeepers have a parliamentary mandate to remain in Iraq until end-2008. But following the closure of the Ashraf refugee camp they will be shifted to Baghdad to "guard detainees who are undergoing a programme for social reintegration," the government said in a statement. The decision has to be approved by parliament to enter into force and the transfer will be accomplished between June 15 and July 10, it added. Bulgaria's centre-left government withdrew a 360-strong military contingent from Iraq in 2005 after losing 13 soldiers and six civilians in the war-torn country. But three months later it returned to the US-led coalition, dispatching a 155-strong contingent on a "peacekkeping and humanitation mission." Related Links Iraq: The first technology war of the 21st century
Petraeus may urge troop cutbacks in September
Washington (AFP) May 22, 2008The top US commander in Iraq said Thursday he expects to recommend further cuts in US forces in Iraq before he relinquishes command in September because of improved security. |
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