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Macedonia pulls troops out of Iraq
The Balkan sate of Macedonia has completely pulled out its soldiers from war-torn Iraq, marking the end of its participation in the Iraq war. President Branko Crvenkovski, Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski and Defence Minister Zoran Konjanovski presented medals during the welcome ceremony of the soldiers in the Macedonian capital of Skopje. The soldiers received 98 US medals and a letter of gratitude signed by US President George W. Bush. Around 480 Macedonian troops have served in Iraq since 2003, when the United States attacked Iraq. The troops were deployed in Taji, a town about 70 kilometers north from Iraq's capital, Baghdad. Two other Balkan states, Albania and Bosnia, announced the withdrawal of troops earlier this week. Macedonia has also sent small military units to Afghanistan and Lebanon. Posted by: Fred 2008-12-20 |
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